Asparukh (name)
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Asparukh is a Middle Iranian male name,[1] attested in ancient Georgia and early medieval Bulgaria. It is a compound with the two elements: "aspa" (horse) and "rauk" (shine), meaning "he who has shining horses".[2] Some other researchers claim that the name is derived from "aspa" (horse) and "rah" (soul), meaning "one with a soul of a horse".[3]
GenderMale
Word/nameIranian
Meaning
- Possessor of Shining Horses (aspa + rauk)
- Horse-souled (aspa + rah)
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The two historically attested persons bearing this name are:
- Asparukh of Iberia, a viceroy of Armazi in Iberia (Georgia), contemporary of the Roman emperor Hadrian (117–138 AD).
- Asparukh of Bulgaria, founder of the First Bulgarian Empire in the 680s.
