English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “god” + “given”
From *bagáh (“god”) + *daHtáh (“given”). Cognate with Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta), Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ. Equivalent to Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros), Latin Deodatus, Sanskrit देवदत्त (devadatta), Old Armenian Աստուածատուր (Astuacatur), Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el), Turkish Tanrıverdi, Persian خداداد (xodâdâd).
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- Wiktionary: BágadaHtahCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

