Jugurtha

يوغرطةIn ArabicⵢⵓⴳⵔⵜⵏIn Tifinagh

Meaning

Numidian king who waged war on Rome; his name is read as 'he surpassed them'

About the name

King of Numidia (c. 160-104 BC) whose war with Rome is known as the Jugurthine War. Captured in 105 BC, he was paraded in Rome and executed in prison in 104 BC. In Berber the name is Yugurten, read 'he surpassed them'.

For

A boy

Origin

Amazigh

Other spellings

Jugurten, Youghourta, Yugerten, Yugurten