Abgar (name)

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Abgar (Syriac: ܐܲܒ݂ܓܲܪ) is a masculine given name of Classical Syriac origin. The name is derived from the term "Abgara" (Classical Syriac: ܐܒܓܪܐ, romanized: ʾaḇgārā, lit. 'lame') and is typically used as a given name (such as in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic). The name may also be used as a surname.

• 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)

• 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

• 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

• Apgar, a surname
• Abgarid dynasty