Bagdad
Persian · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Bagdad
Bagdad is the Spanish and Portuguese spelling of Baghdad, derived from Persian roots meaning "given by God" (from "bag" meaning God and "dad" meaning given).
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Etymology
Bagdad is the Spanish and Portuguese spelling of Baghdad, derived from Persian roots meaning "given by God" (from "bag" meaning God and "dad" meaning given). The name was historically used primarily in Islamic contexts and by Arabic, Persian, and Turkish speakers, with the city founded in 762 CE by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur as the capital of the Islamic empire.
Bagdad currently ranks #2,500 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1967.
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