Abgar (name)

Abgar usually refers to Abgar V, King of Osroene, who ruled from 4 BC-40 AD. Abgar may also refer to:

Given name

Kings of Osroene

• Abgar II (ruled 68–53 BC)
• 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

See also

• Apgar, a surname