name
Virak
vih-RAK
vɪˈrɑːkListen
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Virak
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Khmer (Cambodia)
- Meaning
- a Khmer masculine name derived from Sanskrit vira meaning hero, brave man, or warrior, reflecting the deep Sanskrit influence on the Khmer royal and aristocratic naming tradition that developed during the height of the Khmer Empire centred at Angkor; Sanskrit-derived names in Khmer culture connote nobility, strength, and the royal traditions of the Angkor civilisation that built the largest pre-industrial urban complex in the world; Virak is a name borne with pride as an assertion of Khmer cultural heritage and national identity in the period of reconstruction following the devastation of the Khmer Rouge genocide
- Gender
- male
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