Bagrat
Encyclopedia
Bagrat is a male
name popular in Armenia
and medieval Georgia
. It is derived from the Old Persian Bagadāta, "god-given". The dynastic names of the Bagratids
(literally, "the house of/established by Bagrat") come from this name.
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
name popular in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
and medieval Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. It is derived from the Old Persian Bagadāta, "god-given". The dynastic names of the Bagratids
Origin of the Bagratid dynasties
The Origin of the Bagratid dynasties – Bagratuni in Armenia and Bagrationi in Georgia – were the longest-reigning royal families in the Caucasus , starting as princely houses and attaining to the royal status in both countries in the 9th century...
(literally, "the house of/established by Bagrat") come from this name.