# Irakli

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'''Irakli''', '''Irakly''' ({{lang-ka|ირაკლი}}), or '''Erekle''' ({{lang-ka|ერეკლე}}) is a [Georgian](/source/Georgians) version of the Greek name [Heracles](/source/Heracles), and is a popular masculine name in [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country)).

Notable people with these names include:

==Erekle==
*[Erekle I, Prince of Mukhrani](/source/Erekle_I%2C_Prince_of_Mukhrani) (1560–1605), Georgian nobleman
*[Prince Erekle of Kakheti](/source/Prince_Erekle_of_Kakheti) (1568–1589), Georgian prince
*[Erekle I of Kartli](/source/Heraclius_I_of_Kakheti) (1642–1709), ruler in Georgia
*[Erekle II, Prince of Mukhrani](/source/Erekle_II%2C_Prince_of_Mukhrani) (1666–1723), Georgian nobleman
*[Erekle II](/source/Heraclius_II_of_Georgia) (1720–1798), ruler in Georgia

==Irakli==
*[Irakli Abashidze](/source/Irakli_Abashidze) (1909–1992), Georgian poet, literary scholar and politician
*[Irakli Abuseridze](/source/Irakli_Abuseridze) (born 1977), Georgian rugby player
*[Irakli Alasania](/source/Irakli_Alasania) (born 1973), Georgian politician, soldier and diplomat 
*[Irakly Andronikov](/source/Irakly_Andronikov) (1908–1990), Russian literature historian, philologist, and media personality
*[Irakli Bagration of Mukhrani](/source/Irakli_Bagration_of_Mukhrani) (1909–1977), Georgian prince
*[Irakli Bolkvadze](/source/Irakli_Bolkvadze) (born 1994), Georgian swimmer
*[Irakli Garibashvili](/source/Irakli_Garibashvili) (born 1982), 11th [Prime Minister of Georgia](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Georgia)
*[Irakli Charkviani](/source/Irakli_Charkviani) (1961–2006), Georgian poet, writer, and musician
*Irakli Chkhikvadze (born 1987), Georgian rugby player
*[Iraklii Danylovych](/source/Iraklii_Danylovych) (c. 1223-1240), Ruthenian prince
*[Irakli Giorgadze](/source/Irakli_Giorgadze) (born 1982), Georgian rugby player
*[Irakli Gruzinsky](/source/Irakli_Gruzinsky) (1826–1882), Georgian prince
*[Irakli Kakabadze](/source/Irakli_Kakabadze) (born c. 1969), Georgian human rights activist
*[Irakli Klimiashvili](/source/Irakli_Klimiashvili) (born 1988), Georgian footballer
*[Irakli Kobakhidze](/source/Irakli_Kobakhidze) (born 1978), 16th Prime Minister of Georgia
*[Irakli Kobalia](/source/Irakli_Kobalia) (born 1992), Georgian footballer
*[Irakli Kvekveskiri](/source/Irakli_Kvekveskiri) (born 1990), Georgian footballer
*[Irakli Labadze](/source/Irakli_Labadze) (born 1981), Georgian tennis player
*[Irakli Logua](/source/Irakli_Logua) (born 1991), Russian footballer
*[Irakli Machkhaneli](/source/Irakli_Machkhaneli) (born 1981), Georgian rugby player
*[Irakli Menagarishvili](/source/Irakli_Menagarishvili) (born 1951), Georgian politician and diplomat
*[Irakli Modebadze](/source/Irakli_Modebadze) (born 1984), Georgian footballer
*[Irakli Mosidze](/source/Irakli_Mosidze), Georgian wrestler
*[Irakli Murjikneli](/source/Irakli_Murjikneli) (born 1983), Georgian Opera Singer (Tenor)
*[Irakli Ochiauri](/source/Irakli_Ochiauri) (1924–2015), Georgian painter and sculptor 
*[Irakli Okruashvili](/source/Irakli_Okruashvili) (born 1973), Georgian politician
*[Irakli Revishvili](/source/Irakli_Revishvili) (born 1989), Georgian swimmer
*[Irakly Shanidze](/source/Irakly_Shanidze) (born 1968), Georgian creative director and photographer
*[Irakli Sirbiladze](/source/Irakli_Sirbiladze) (born 1982), Georgian footballer
*[Irakli Tsereteli](/source/Irakli_Tsereteli) (1881–1959), Georgian politician
*[Irakli Tsirekidze](/source/Irakli_Tsirekidze) (born 1982), Georgian judoka
*[Irakli Turmanidze](/source/Irakli_Turmanidze) (born 1984), Georgian weightlifter
*[Irakli Zirakashvili](/source/Irakli_Zirakashvili) (born 1998), Georgian armwrestler

==See also==
*[Irakli (beach)](/source/Irakli_(beach)), on the Black Sea in Bulgaria
*[Society of Erekle II](/source/Society_of_Erekle_II), a Georgian [NGO](/source/Non-governmental_organization)

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