Irakli

Irakli, Irakly (Georgian: ირაკლი), or Erekle (Georgian: ერეკლე) is a Georgian version of the Greek name Heracles, and is a popular masculine name in Georgia.

Notable people with these names include:

Erekle

• Erekle I, Prince of Mukhrani (1560–1605), Georgian nobleman
• Prince Erekle of Kakheti (1568–1589), Georgian prince
• Erekle I of Kartli (1642–1709), ruler in Georgia
• Erekle II, Prince of Mukhrani (1666–1723), Georgian nobleman
• Erekle II (1720–1798), ruler in Georgia

Irakli

• Irakli Abashidze (1909–1992), Georgian poet, literary scholar and politician
• Irakli Abuseridze (born 1977), Georgian rugby player
• Irakli Alasania (born 1973), Georgian politician, soldier and diplomat
• Irakly Andronikov (1908–1990), Russian literature historian, philologist, and media personality
• Irakli Bagration of Mukhrani (1909–1977), Georgian prince
• Irakli Bolkvadze (born 1994), Georgian swimmer
• Irakli Garibashvili (born 1982), 11th Prime Minister of Georgia
• Irakli Charkviani (1961–2006), Georgian poet, writer, and musician
• Irakli Chkhikvadze (born 1987), Georgian rugby player
• Iraklii Danylovych (c. 1223-1240), Ruthenian prince
• Irakli Giorgadze (born 1982), Georgian rugby player
• Irakli Gruzinsky (1826–1882), Georgian prince
• Irakli Kakabadze (born c. 1969), Georgian human rights activist
• Irakli Klimiashvili (born 1988), Georgian footballer
• Irakli Kobakhidze (born 1978), 16th Prime Minister of Georgia
• Irakli Kobalia (born 1992), Georgian footballer
• Irakli Kvekveskiri (born 1990), Georgian footballer
• Irakli Labadze (born 1981), Georgian tennis player
• Irakli Logua (born 1991), Russian footballer
• Irakli Machkhaneli (born 1981), Georgian rugby player
• Irakli Menagarishvili (born 1951), Georgian politician and diplomat
• Irakli Modebadze (born 1984), Georgian footballer
• Irakli Mosidze, Georgian wrestler
• Irakli Murjikneli (born 1983), Georgian Opera Singer (Tenor)
• Irakli Ochiauri (1924–2015), Georgian painter and sculptor
• Irakli Okruashvili (born 1973), Georgian politician
• Irakli Revishvili (born 1989), Georgian swimmer
• Irakly Shanidze (born 1968), Georgian creative director and photographer
• Irakli Sirbiladze (born 1982), Georgian footballer
• Irakli Tsereteli (1881–1959), Georgian politician
• Irakli Tsirekidze (born 1982), Georgian judoka
• Irakli Turmanidze (born 1984), Georgian weightlifter

See also

• Irakli (beach), on the Black Sea in Bulgaria
• Society of Erekle II, a Georgian NGO