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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