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Abgar (name)


Abgar () is a masculine given name of Classical Syriac origin. The name is derived from the term "Abgara" () and is typically used as a given name (such as in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic). The name may also be used as a surname.

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Given name

Kings of Osroene

  • Abgar II (ruled 68–53 BC)
  • Abgar V (ruled 4 BC–40 AD)
  • Abgar VI (ruled 71–91 AD)
  • Abgar VII (ruled 109–116 AD)
  • Abgar VIII (ruled 167–177 AD)
  • Abgar IX (ruled 177–212 AD)

Others

  • Abgar Ali Akbar Armani (died after 1708), Armenian merchant in the Safavid Empire who converted from Christianity to Islam
  • Apcar Baltazar (1880–1909), also spelled Abgar, Romanian painter and art critic
  • Abgar Barsom (born 1977), Swedish former footballer
  • Abgar Renault (1901–1995), Brazilian professor, educator, politician, poet, essayist and translator

Surname

  • Clara Abkar (1916–1996), sometimes spelled Klara Abgar, Iranian-born Armenian miniaturist painter and gilder
  • Diana Abgar (1859–1937), Armenian writer and diplomat
  • Kajetan Abgarowicz (1856–1909), also known as Kajetan Abgar-Soltan and Soltan Abgar, Polish-Armenian journalist and short-story writer
  • Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), sometimes spelled Virgina Abgar, American physician and medical researcher
  • Adwar Oger, Assyrian singer
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