Bakouri as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bakouri

What is the meaning of the name Bakouri ?

The baby name Bakouri is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced bah-KOO-ree (IPA: /bɑːˈkuːri/).

Bakouri is in Origin.

Bakouri is a Georgian/Caucasian masculine name whose roots trace to Middle Iranian Pakur, from Old Iranian bag-puhr, meaning “son of a god” or “divine son.” The spelling with -ou reflects French-influenced transliteration; forms with -u (Bakuri) or -o (Bakori) also occur. The name entered the Caucasus through Iranian cultural contact and was borne by late-antique rulers of the Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli), notably kings known in sources as Bakur (4th–6th centuries). It appears across regional chronicles in Georgian, Armenian, and Parthian contexts.

Variants and related forms include Bakur, Bakuri, Bakouri; Latinized Pacorus; Greek Pakoros; and Parthian/Persian Pakur. Modern usage is rare but recognized in Georgia as a heritage name with regal associations. Note that similar-looking Maghrebi surnames (Bakkouri/El Bakouri) derive instead from Arabic roots related to “early/earliness” (b-k-r) and are etymologically distinct from the Georgian-Iranian Bakouri.

⚙ Bakouri is an uncommon pick. There are only 50 recorded uses of it in our data, from 7 countries.