#bahr

• Bahr — A term of Arabic origin meaning 'sea', 'river', or 'large body of water', used in Romanian as a compositional element in international toponymy and hydronymy or in physical geography studies. It frequently appears in famous geographical names across the Middle East and North Africa, defining major river basins or vast continental lakes.
• Bahr al-Azraq — The Arabic name for the Blue Nile (lit. 'Blue Sea' or 'Blue River'), the main tributary of the Nile River regarding water volume discharge. It originates from Lake Tana in Ethiopia and contributes over 80% of the waters and fertile silts feeding the lower Nile during the rainy season.
• Bahr el-Abiad — An alternative transliteration variant of the Arabic name Bahr al-Abyad, designating the course of the White Nile. This hydronym emphasizes the milky or light character of its waters, caused by fine clay sediments carried over long distances from Africa's Great Lakes, offering a striking visual contrast at its confluence.
• Bahr el-Ghazal — A major river in western South Sudan, a left tributary of the White Nile, which gives its name to an entire historical and administrative region. Its course flows through a vast area of Sudd swamps where much water is lost to evaporation, later joining the Bahr el-Jebel in an inland lake to feed the Nile.
• Bahr el-Jebel — The Arabic name for the mountainous, upper section of the White Nile (lit. 'River of the Mountain'), located in South Sudan. This hydrographic segment flows from the Uganda border, pierces deep gorges, and enters the vast Sudd swamp region, where its velocity drops and it loses substantial water to evaporation.
• Bahrain — A sovereign island nation in the Middle East, situated in a small archipelago within the Persian Gulf, governed as a constitutional monarchy (Kingdom of Bahrain). Etymologically, the name derives from Arabic and translates to 'the two seas', historically referencing the intersection of the gulf's saltwater with sweet underwater springs.
• Bahrimu — A popular articulated form or regional variant of the Romanian surname Bahrim, predominantly encountered in the Moldavia region. Etymologically, the name stems from the local adaptation of Ukrainian or Slavic roots, or from older expressive derivatives. In modern onomastics, this form individualizes a specific family lineage preserved in eastern Romanian archives.
• Bahrin — A Romanian surname originating from the phonetic evolution of the old word 'băgrin' (an archaic term for the acacia tree), where the shifting of 'g' to 'h' indicates a strong Ukrainian or northern Slavic linguistic influence. Separately, it exists as a Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian anthroponym derived from the Arabic 'bahr' (sea).
• Bahrt — A rare surname of Germanic origin, representing an old graphical or dialectal variant of the name Barth or originating from central European toponymic roots. Historically, this anthroponym can be linked to a medieval nickname based on physical traits or places of origin in the German-speaking area.
• Bahru — A major geographical and toponymic term primarily encountered in Southeast Asia, famous through the city and state of Johor Bahru in Malaysia, the name translating from Malay as 'new'. In parallel, the term functions as a surname or given name in Middle Eastern and Horn of Africa communities.