Abgar () is a masculine given name of Classical Syriac origin. The name is derived from the term abgara () and is typically used as a given name (such as in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic). The name may also be used as a surname.
__NOTOC__ Given name Kings of Osroene Abgar II (ruled 68–53 BC) Abgar V (ruled 4 BC–40 AD) Abgar VI (ruled 71–91 AD) Abgar VII (ruled 109–116 AD) Abgar VIII (ruled 167–177 AD) Abgar IX (ruled 177–212 AD)
Others Abgar Ali Akbar Armani (died after 1708), Armenian merchant in the Safavid Empire who converted from Christianity to Islam Apcar Baltazar (1880–1909), also spelled Abgar, Romanian painter and art critic Abgar Barsom (born 1977), Swedish former footballer
Surname Clara Abkar (1916–1996), sometimes spelled Klara Abgar, Iranian-born Armenian miniaturist painter and gilder Diana Abgar (1859–1937), Armenian writer and diplomat Kajetan Abgarowicz (1856–1909), also known as Kajetan Abgar-Soltan and Soltan Abgar, Polish-Armenian journalist and short-story writer Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), sometimes spelled Virgina Abgar, American physician and medical researcher
See also Apgar, a surname Abgarid dynasty