Bagrat

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Bagrat
Բագրատ
ბაგრატი
GenderMale
Language(s)Armenian, Georgian
Origin
MeaningOld Persian Bagadāta, "gift of God"

Bagrat (Armenian: Բագրատ, in Western Armenian pronounced Pakrad, Georgian: ბაგრატ) is a male name popular in Georgia and Armenia. It is derived from the Old Persian Bagadāta, "gift of God".[1]

The names of the Armenian Bagratuni and Georgian Bagrationi dynasties (literally, "the house of/established by Bagrat") are derived from the name.

Georgian monarchs

Others

See also

References

  1. ^ Chkeidze, Thea. "Georgia v. Linguistic Contacts with Iranian Languages". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopaedia Iranica. Vol. X (5). pp. 486–490.
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