Ashot

Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Name ID    Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM Mike C ashot added (from user-submitted name 280090)
7/11/2020, 6:52 AM Lucille 280090
2/25/2018, 3:05 PM HL

Gender Masculine
Usage Armenian
Scripts Աշոտ(Armenian)
Pronounced Pron. /ɑ.ˈʃɔt/(Eastern Armenian) /ɑ.ˈʃɔd/(Western Armenian)

Meaning & History

Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Armenian աշխարհ (ashkharh) meaning "world, land", or possibly of Persian origin. This name was borne by several medieval Armenian kings, including the 9th-century Ashot the Great who restored the monarchy after a period of Arab domination.