Avtandil

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/5/2022, 10:13 PM	Mike C	update #112
12/14/2019, 2:25 PM	Mike C	update #106
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
3/21/2014, 10:33 PM	Mike C	added

Gender Masculine

Usage Georgian, Literature

Scripts ავთანდილ(Georgian)

Pronounced Pron. AV-TAN-DEEL(Georgian)

Meaning & History

Created by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. Rustaveli based it on Persian آفتاب (aftab) meaning "sunshine" and دل (del) meaning "heart". In the poem Avtandil is a knight who is sent by Tinatin to search for the mysterious knight of the title.