49%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Urdu Scripts بابر(Urdu) Meaning & History From a Persian word meaning "tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsBabar, BaberOther Languages & CulturesBabür(Turkish) Bobur(Uzbek) Same SpellingBabür Categories animals, felines