Asparukh (name)

Asparukh is a Middle Iranian male name,[1] attested in ancient Georgia and early medieval Bulgaria.

It is a compound with the two elements: "aspa" (horse) and "rauk" (shine), meaning "he who has shining horses".

[2] Some other researchers claim that the name is derived from "aspa" (horse) and "rah" (soul), meaning "one with a soul of a horse".

[3] The two historically attested persons bearing this name are:

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