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Марат

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Bashkir

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Etymology

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A 20th century innovation, perhaps influenced by the name of Jean-Paul Marat, a French politician during the French Revolution who was touted in the Soviet Union as a precursor of communism. Apparently reinforced in Bashkir by its similarity to the traditional first name Морат (Morat).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Марат (Marat)

  1. a male given name from Arabic, meaning “the goal, the aim”

Derived terms

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Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic مارات
Cyrillic Марат
Latin Marat

Etymology

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From Arabic مُرَادْ (murād).

Proper noun

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Марат (Marat)

  1. a male given name from Arabic