Name Tiridates

Armenian (Տրդատ) from Persian name means - "bestowed by God Tyre".

Tiridates III (250-330) was the king of Arsacid Armenia (287-330), and is also known as Tiridates the Great Տրդատ Մեծ some scholars incorrectly refer to him as Tiridates IV as a result of the fact that Tiridates I of Armenia reigned twice). In 301, Tiridates proclaimed Christianity as the state religion of Armenia, making the Armenian kingdom the first state to embrace Christianity officially.