Vakhtang typed in standard Georgian font

Vakhtang ( ka, ვახტანგ) is a masculine given name in

Georgian language Georgian (, , ) is the most widely-spoken Kartvelian language, and serves as the literary language or lingua franca for speakers of related languages. It is the official language of Georgia and the native or primary language of 87.6% of its p ...

. The name derives from an ancient Persian expression, "vahrka-tanū," meaning of which translates into "wolf-bodied." Some sources argue that the meaning of the name could possibly be a representation of wolf cult, widely practiced in ancient Georgia. Shorter version of the name Vakho ( ka, ვახო) is an etymologically related variant of "Vakhtang," also commonly used in modern Georgian language.

Notable people

Royalty

Vakhtang I of Iberia Vakhtang I Gorgasali ( ka, ვახტანგ I გორგასალი, tr; or 443 – 502 or 522), of the Chosroid dynasty, was a king of Iberia, natively known as Kartli (eastern Georgia) in the second half of the 5th and first quarter o ...

, Georgian king *

Vakhtang II of Georgia Vakhtang II (died 1292), of the dynasty of Bagrationi, was king of Georgia from 1289 to 1292. He reigned during the Mongol dominance of Georgia. A son of the western Georgian ruler, king David VI Narin, by his first wife Tamar, daughter of P ...

, Georgian king *

Vakhtang III of Georgia Vakhtang III ( ka, ვახტანგ III; 1276–1308), of the dynasty of Bagrationi, was the king of Georgia from 1302 to 1308. He ruled during the Mongol dominance of Georgia. A son of Demetrius II of Georgia by his Trapezuntine wife, Vak ...

, Georgian king * Vakhtang IV of Georgia, Georgian king *

Vakhtang V of Kartli Vakhtang V ( ka, ვახტანგ V), born Bakhuta Mukhranbatoni ( ka, ბახუტა მუხრანბატონი) (1618 – September 1675), was the King of Kartli (eastern Georgia) from 1658 until his death, who ruled as a vas ...

, Georgian king *

Vakhtang VI of Kartli Vakhtang VI ( ka, ვახტანგ VI), also known as Vakhtang the Scholar, Vakhtang the Lawgiver and Ḥosaynqolī Khan ( fa, حسین‌قلی خان, translit=Hoseyn-Qoli Xān) (September 15, 1675 – March 26, 1737), was a Georgian ...

, Georgian king * Vakhtang, son of David IV of Georgia, Georgian prince * Vakhtang, Duke of Aragvi, also known as "Vakhtang the Good"

Actors, artists, and poets

Vakhtang Kikabidze Vakhtang Kikabidze ( ka, ვახტანგ კიკაბიძე; born on July 19, 1938), also known as Buba ( ka, ბუბა) is a Georgian (formerly Soviet) singer, actor, screenwriter, producer, composer and politician who has served ...

, Georgian actor * Vakhtang Orbeliani, Georgian poet * Vakhtang Chabukiani, Georgian ballet dancer * Vakhtang Mchedelov, Russian director *

Vakhtang Murvanidze Vakhtang Murvanidze ( ka, ვახტანგ მურვანიძე; born 13 October 1979 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian former competitive figure skater. He is a multiple Georgian national champion and represented Georgia twice at the Olympi ...

, Georgian figure skater * Vakhtang Jordania, Georgian conductor * Vakhtang Kakhidze, Georgian composer and conductor

Athletes

* Vakhtang Iagorashvili, Georgian-Soviet pentathlete * Vakhtang Blagidze, Georgian olympic gold medalist * Vakhtang Pantskhava, Georgian football player * Vakhtang Khvadagiani, Georgian football player * Vakhtang Koridze, Georgian football player

Military

* Vakhtang Kapanadze, Georgian brigadier general * Vakhtang "Loti" Kobalia, Georgian colonel

Other

* Vakhtang Kolbaia, Abkhaz politician * Baktangios, Byzantine dignitary * Vakhtang Lejava, academic {{disambiguation, hndis, given name Georgian masculine given names