Armenian

Proper noun

Վահագն • ‎(Vahagn)

1. (Armenian mythology) Vahagn

   Վահագն վիշապաքաղ‎ ― Vahagn višapakʿał ― Vahagn the Dragonslayer

2. A male given name, Vahagn.

Declension

Derived terms

• (diminutives) Վահագ ‎(Vahag), Վահագնիկ ‎(Vahagnik)

Related terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From earlier *Վարհագն ‎(*Varhagn), from Parthian *Varhraγn; ultimately from Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀 ‎(Vərəθraγna, “Verethragna”, literally “smiting of resistance, breaking of defence; victory”). Related to Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀 ‎(vərəθra, “shield, obstacle, defensive power”) and Sanskrit वृत्र ‎(vṛtrá, “Vṛtra; defense; coverer”), all ultimately stemming from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hurtra- ‎(“cover”).

Cognate with Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭 ‎(Wahrām, “war god, god of victory”), Persian بهرام ‎(Bahrām), Bactrian ορλαγνο ‎(orlagno, “god of victory”), Sogdian [script needed] ‎(vašagn) and Sanskrit वृत्रहन् ‎(vṛtrá-hán, “smiter of vṛtra, i.e. smiting the cause of covering/hiding”).

Proper noun

Վահագն • ‎(Vahagn)

1. (Armenian mythology) Vahagn
2. (astronomy) Orion (constellation)
3. (Greek mythology) Heracles
4. (Greek mythology) Apollo

Declension

Related terms

• Վահրամ ‎(Vahram), Վռամ ‎(Vṙam), վահան ‎(vahan)

Descendants

• Armenian: Վահագն ‎(Vahagn)

References

• Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1962), “Վահագն”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Personal Names] (in Armenian), volume V, Yerevan: University Press