Georgian Names

Georgian names are used in the country of Georgia in central Eurasia.
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Abel აბელ m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Georgian, Armenian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) meaning "breath". In the Old Testament he is the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered out of envy by his brother Cain. In England, this name came into use during the Middle Ages, and it was common during the Puritan era.
Abraam აბრაამ m Biblical Greek, Georgian
Biblical Greek form of Abraham, as well as a Georgian form.
Abram 2 აბრამ m Russian, Georgian
Russian and Georgian form of Abraham.
Adam ადამ m English, French, German, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Catalan, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Dhivehi, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם (ʾaḏam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning "to make".... [more]
Akaki აკაკი m Georgian
Georgian form of Akakios.
Aleksandra ალექსანდრა f Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian
Form of Alexandra in several languages.
Aleksandre ალექსანდრე m Georgian
Georgian form of Alexander.
Aleksi ალექსი m Finnish, Bulgarian, Georgian
Finnish, Bulgarian and Georgian form of Alexius.
Alisa ალისა f Russian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Finnish, Georgian
Form of Alice used in several languages.
Ambrosi ამბროსი m Georgian
Georgian form of Ambrosios (see Ambrose).
Amiran ამირან m Georgian, Literature
Variant of Amirani. This is the name of the central character in the medieval Georgian romance Amiran-Darejaniani by Moses of Khoni. The author was inspired by the mythical Amirani and the stories surrounding him, and loosely based his tale on them.
Ana ანა f Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Albanian, Macedonian, Georgian, Fijian, Tongan
Form of Anna used in various languages.
Anano ანანო f Georgian
Georgian variant of Ana.
Anastasia ანასტასია f Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, English, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Anastasius. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Due to her, the name has been common in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (in various spellings). As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the youngest daughter of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II, who was rumoured to have escaped the execution of her family in 1918.
Anatoli ანატოლი m Russian, Ukrainian, Georgian
Alternate transcription of Russian Анатолий or Ukrainian Анатолій (see Anatoliy), as well as the Georgian form.
Andria ანდრია m Georgian, Corsican, Sardinian
Georgian, Corsican and Sardinian form of Andrew.
Andro ანდრო m Croatian, Georgian
Croatian form of Andrew, as well as a Georgian short form of Andria.
Ani 1 ანი f Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Spanish
Diminutive of Ana.
Anri ანრი m Georgian
Georgian form of Henri.
Anton ანტონ m German, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian, Croatian, Romanian, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, English
Form of Antonius (see Anthony) used in various languages. A notable bearer was the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904).
Anuki ანუკი f Georgian
Diminutive of Ana.
Anzor ანზორ m Georgian, Chechen
Possibly derived from the Georgian noble title აზნაური (aznauri), ultimately from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭦𐭭𐭠𐭥𐭫 (aznawar) meaning "noble".
Archil არჩილ m Georgian
Meaning unknown, of Persian origin. This was the name of an 8th-century Georgian noble who was executed for refusing to convert to Islam.
Ardalion არდალიონ m Late Greek, Georgian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Probably derived from Greek ἀρδάλιον (ardalion) meaning "water pot". This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr from Asia Minor.
Avksenti ავქსენტი m Georgian
Georgian form of Auxentios.
Avtandil ავთანდილ m Georgian, Literature
Created by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. Rustaveli based it on Persian آفتاب (āftāb) meaning "sunshine" and دل (del) meaning "heart". In the poem Avtandil is a knight who is sent by Tinatin to search for the mysterious knight of the title.
Avto ავთო m Georgian
Short form of Avtandil.
Baadur ბაადურ m Georgian
Georgian form of Bahadur.
Badri ბადრი m Georgian
Georgian form of Badr.
Bagrat ბაგრატ m Armenian, Georgian (Rare)
Armenian and Georgian form of Bagadata. This name was borne by several Georgian kings, though it is now uncommon there.
Baia ბაია f Georgian
From the Georgian name for the buttercup flower (or any flowering plant from the genus Ranunculus).
Barbare ბარბარე f Georgian
Georgian form of Barbara.
Bedisa ბედისა f Georgian
Derived from Georgian ბედი (bedi) meaning "fate" (genitive ბედის).
Besarion ბესარიონ m Georgian
Georgian form of Bessarion.
Beso ბესო m Georgian
Short form of Besarion.
Bidzina ბიძინა m Georgian
From Georgian ბიძა (bidza) meaning "uncle". This was the name of a 17th-century Georgian saint and martyr.
Boris ბორის m Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Georgian, German, French
From a Bulgar Turkic name, also recorded as Bogoris, perhaps meaning "short" or "wolf" or "snow leopard". It was borne by the 9th-century Boris I of Bulgaria, who converted his realm to Christianity and is thus regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church. To the north in Kievan Rus it was the name of another saint, a son of Vladimir the Great who was murdered with his brother Gleb in the 11th century. His mother may have been Bulgarian.... [more]
Daniel დანიელ m English, Hebrew, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Finnish, Estonian, Armenian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge", from the roots דִּין (din) meaning "to judge" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. He lived during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the king's dreams. The book also presents Daniel's four visions of the end of the world.... [more]
Darejan დარეჯან f Georgian
From the second part of Nestan-Darejan.
Darejani დარეჯანი f Georgian
Form of Darejan with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Davit დავით m Georgian, Armenian
Georgian and Armenian form of David.
Daviti დავითი m Georgian
Form of Davit with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Diana დიანა f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Armenian, Georgian, Roman Mythology
Means "divine, goddesslike", a derivative of Latin dia or diva meaning "goddess". It is ultimately related to the same Indo-European root *dyew- found in Zeus. Diana was a Roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests and childbirth, often identified with the Greek goddess Artemis.... [more]
Dima 2 დიმა m Russian, Georgian
Diminutive of Dmitriy.
Dimitri დიმიტრი m Russian, Georgian, French
Russian variant of Dmitriy, as well as the Georgian form.
Eduard ედუარდ m German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Romanian, Georgian, Armenian
Form of Edward in various languages.
Eka 2 ეკა f Georgian
Short form of Ekaterine.
Ekaterine ეკატერინე f Georgian
Georgian form of Katherine.
Eldar ელდარ m Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Georgian
From Turkic el meaning "country, society" combined with the Persian suffix دار (dār) meaning "possessor".
Elene ელენე f Georgian, Sardinian, Basque
Georgian, Sardinian and Basque form of Helen.
Elisabed ელისაბედ f Georgian
Georgian form of Elizabeth.
Eliso ელისო f Georgian
Georgian short form of Elizabeth.
Eliza ელიზა f English, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Hungarian, Georgian
Short form of Elizabeth. It was borne by the character Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion (1913) and the subsequent musical adaptation My Fair Lady (1956).
Elza ელზა f Portuguese, Latvian, Hungarian, Georgian
Portuguese, Latvian, Hungarian and Georgian form of Elsa.
Endzela ენძელა f Georgian
Means "snowdrop (flower)" in Georgian (genus Galanthus).
Erekle ერეკლე m Georgian
Georgian form of Herakleios (see Heraclius). This name was borne by two Georgian kings of the Bagrationi dynasty.
Eter ეთერ f Georgian
Means "ether, air" in Georgian. This name features in the opera Abesalom and Eteri (1918), which was based on a medieval Georgian folktale.
Eteri ეთერი f Georgian
Form of Eter with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Eva ევა f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese, Romanian, Greek, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Form of Eve used in various languages. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin Old Testament. A notable bearer was the Argentine first lady Eva Perón (1919-1952), the subject of the musical Evita. The name also appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) belonging to the character Little Eva, whose real name is in fact Evangeline.... [more]
Evgeni ევგენი m Bulgarian, Georgian, Russian
Bulgarian and Georgian form of Eugene, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).
Gabriel გაბრიელ m French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Ḡavriʾel) meaning "God is my strong man", derived from גֶּבֶר (gever) meaning "strong man, hero" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Gabriel is an archangel in Hebrew tradition, often appearing as a messenger of God. In the Old Testament he is sent to interpret the visions of the prophet Daniel, while in the New Testament he serves as the announcer of the births of John to Zechariah and Jesus to Mary. According to Islamic tradition he was the angel who dictated the Quran to Muhammad.... [more]
Gaioz გაიოზ m Georgian
Georgian form of Gaius.
Galaktion გალაქტიონ m Late Greek, Georgian
Probably a derivative of Greek γάλα (gala) meaning "milk" (genitive γάλακτος). This was the name of a 3rd-century saint (also called Galation) who was martyred in Emesa, Syria. It was also borne by the Georgian poet Galaktion Tabidze (1892-1959).
Gela გელა m Georgian
Possibly from Georgian მგელი (mgeli) meaning "wolf".
Genadi გენადი m Bulgarian, Georgian
Bulgarian and Georgian form of Gennadius.
Geno გენო m Bulgarian, Georgian
Diminutive of Georgi, Evgeni or Genadi.
Gio გიო m Georgian
Short form of Giorgi.
Giorgi გიორგი m Georgian
Georgian form of George. This was the name of several kings of Georgia.
Givi გივი m Georgian
Meaning unknown, possibly from Giv.
Gocha გოჩა m Georgian
Meaning unknown, possibly from a Georgian dialectal word meaning "old man".
Goga გოგა m Georgian
Diminutive of Giorgi.
Gogi გოგი m Georgian
Diminutive of Giorgi.
Grigol გრიგოლ m Georgian
Georgian form of Gregory.
Gulisa გულისა f Georgian
Means "of the heart" in Georgian, from გულის (gulis), the genitive of გული (guli) meaning "heart".
Gulnara გულნარა f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Georgian, Azerbaijani
Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Georgian form of Golnar, as well as a simplified Azerbaijani variant.
Gulnaz გულნაზ f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Georgian, Urdu
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Georgian and Urdu form of Golnaz.
Gurgen გურგენ m Armenian, Georgian
Derived from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢 (gurg) meaning "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was borne by several Georgian kings and princes.
Iakob იაკობ m Biblical Greek, Georgian
Form of Jacob used in the Greek Old Testament, as well as in the Greek New Testament when referring to the patriarch. This is also the Georgian form of the name (referring to the two apostles named James as well as the patriarch).
Iason იასონ m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Greek, Georgian
Greek and Georgian form of Jason.
Ilia ილია m Georgian, Russian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Old Church Slavic
Georgian form of Elijah. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Илья or Belarusian Ілья (see Ilya) or Bulgarian Илия (see Iliya).
Imeda იმედა m Georgian
Derived from Georgian იმედი (imedi) meaning "hope".
Ioane იოანე m Georgian (Rare)
Older Georgian form of John.
Iona 2 იონა m Russian, Georgian, Biblical Latin
Form of Jonah used in the Latin Old Testament, as well as the Russian and Georgian form.
Ioseb იოსებ m Georgian
Georgian form of Joseph. This was the birth name of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (1878-1953).
Irakli ირაკლი m Georgian
Georgian form of Herakles.
Irina ირინა f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Georgian, Finnish, Estonian
Form of Irene in several languages.
Irine ირინე f Georgian
Georgian form of Irene.
Irma ირმა f German, English, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Slovene, Germanic
German short form of names beginning with the Old German element irmin meaning "whole, great" (Proto-Germanic *ermunaz). It is thus related to Emma. It began to be regularly used in the English-speaking world in the 19th century.
Isidore ისიდორე m English, French, Georgian (Rare), Jewish
From the Greek name Ἰσίδωρος (Isidoros) meaning "gift of Isis", derived from the name of the Egyptian goddess Isis combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". Saint Isidore of Seville was a 6th-century archbishop, historian and theologian.... [more]
Iuri იური m Georgian, Portuguese
Georgian and Portuguese form of Yuriy.
Ivane ივანე m Georgian
Georgian form of John.
Izolda იზოლდა f Georgian, Russian, Hungarian, Polish (Rare)
Georgian, Russian, Hungarian and Polish form of Iseult.
Karlo კარლო m Croatian, Slovene, Georgian
Croatian, Slovene and Georgian form of Charles.
Ketevan ქეთევან f Georgian
Georgian form of Katayoun. It is sometimes used as a Georgian form of Katherine.
Keti 1 ქეთი f Georgian
Diminutive of Ketevan.
Keto ქეთო f Georgian
Diminutive of Ketevan.
Khatuna ხათუნა f Georgian
From the Turkic title khatun meaning "lady, woman", a feminine form of khan.
Koba კობა m Georgian
Diminutive of Iakob.
Konstantine კონსტანტინე m Georgian
Georgian form of Constantinus (see Constantine).
Korneli კორნელი m Georgian
Georgian form of Cornelius.
Kristine ქრისტინე f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Georgian, English, German
Scandinavian and Georgian form of Christina, as well as an English and German variant of Christine.
Lado ლადო m Georgian
Short form of Vladimer.
Lali ლალი f Georgian
Means "ruby" in Georgian, of Sanskrit origin.
Lana ლანა f English, Russian, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian
Short form of Alana (English) or Svetlana (Russian). In the English-speaking world it was popularized by actress Lana Turner (1921-1995), who was born Julia Jean Turner.
Lasha ლაშა m Georgian
Possibly from a Northwest Caucasian word meaning "light". This was a name of Giorgi IV, a 13th-century king of Georgia.
Lavrenti ლავრენტი m Russian, Georgian
Alternate transcription of Russian Лаврентий (see Lavrentiy), as well as the Georgian form.
Leila ლეილა f Persian, Arabic, Kurdish, English, French, Georgian
Variant of Layla, and the usual Persian transcription.... [more]
Lela 1 ლელა f Georgian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the name of a type of plant.
Lena ლენა f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, English, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Georgian, Armenian
Short form of names ending in lena, such as Helena, Magdalena or Yelena. It is often used independently.
Levan ლევან m Georgian
Georgian form of Leon.
Lia 1 ლია f Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Georgian, Greek, Biblical Latin
Italian, Portuguese, Georgian and Greek form of Leah.
Liana ლიანა f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, English, Georgian
Short form of Juliana, Liliana and other names that end in liana. This is also the word for a type of vine that grows in jungles.
Lidia ლიდია f Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic
Polish, Italian, Spanish and Georgian form of Lydia.
Liza ლიზა f English, Russian, Greek, Georgian
Short form of Elizabeth (English), Yelizaveta (Russian), Elisavet (Greek) or Elisabed (Georgian).
Luka ლუკა m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Russian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic
Form of Lucas (see Luke) in several languages.
Madona მადონა f Georgian
Georgian form of Madonna.
Maia 1 მაია f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian
From Greek μαῖα (maia) meaning "good mother, dame, foster mother", perhaps in origin a nursery form of μήτηρ (meter). In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades, a group of stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Her son by Zeus was Hermes.
Maksime მაქსიმე m Georgian
Georgian form of Maximus.
Makvala მაყვალა f Georgian
Derived from Georgian მაყვალი (maqvali) meaning "blackberry".
Malkhaz მალხაზ m Georgian
Possibly means "beautiful, elegant, youthful" in Georgian.
Malkhazi მალხაზი m Georgian
Form of Malkhaz with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Mamuka მამუკა m Georgian
Means "little father" in Georgian.
Manana მანანა f Georgian
Means both "heather" and "manna, divine food" in Georgian.
Mari 1 მარი f Estonian, Finnish, Welsh, Breton, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Georgian, Armenian
Estonian, Finnish, Welsh and Breton form of Maria, as well as a Hungarian diminutive of Mária. It is also a Scandinavian, Georgian and Armenian form of the French name Marie.
Mariam მარიამ f Biblical Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Malay, Arabic
Form of Maria used in the Greek Old Testament. In the Greek New Testament both this spelling and Μαρία (Maria) are used. It is also the Georgian, Armenian and Malay form, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam).
Mariami მარიამი f Georgian
Form of Mariam with the Georgian nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Marika მარიკა f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, Georgian, Italian, German
Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari.
Marina მარინა f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Marinus. This name was borne by a few early saints. This is also the name by which Saint Margaret of Antioch is known in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Marine მარინე f French, Armenian, Georgian
French, Armenian and Georgian form of Marina.
Mate 1 მათე m Georgian
Georgian form of Matthew.
Medea მედეა f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Georgian
From Greek Μήδεια (Medeia), derived from μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". In Greek mythology Medea was a sorceress from Colchis (modern Georgia) who helped Jason gain the Golden Fleece. They were married, but eventually Jason left her for another woman. For revenge Medea slew Jason's new lover and also had her own children by Jason killed.
Melano მელანო f Georgian
Georgian form of Melanie.
Meliton მელიტონ m Ancient Greek, Georgian
Derived from Greek μέλι (meli) meaning "honey" (genitive μέλιτος). This was the name of a 2nd-century bishop of Sardis who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
Merab 2 მერაბ m Georgian
Georgian form of Mehrab.
Meri 2 მერი f Georgian, Armenian, Greek
Georgian, Armenian and Greek form of the English name Mary.
Mikheil მიხეილ m Georgian
Georgian form of Michael.
Mimoza მიმოზა f Albanian, Georgian
From the Albanian and Georgian word for the mimosa plant, a flowering herb. It is ultimately derived from Greek μῖμος (mimos) meaning "mimic".
Misho მიშო m Georgian, Bulgarian
Georgian diminutive of Mikheil and a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Murtaz მურთაზ m Georgian
Georgian form of Murtada.
Mzia მზია f Georgian
Derived from Georgian მზე (mze) meaning "sun".
Nana 3 ნანა f Georgian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 4th-century queen consort of Georgia who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
Nanuli ნანული f Georgian
Diminutive of Nana 3.
Nata ნატა f Russian, Georgian
Short form of Natalya (Russian) or Natalia (Georgian).
Natalia ნატალია f Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Greek, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Late Roman
Latinate form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natela ნათელა f Georgian
Derived from Georgian ნათელი (nateli) meaning "light, bright".
Natia ნათია f Georgian
Diminutive of Natela.
Nestan ნესტან f Georgian
From the first part of Nestan-Darejan.
Nestani ნესტანი f Georgian
Form of Nestan with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Nia 3 ნია f English, Georgian
Short form of Antonia, Sidonia and other names ending in nia.
Nika 3 ნიკა m Georgian
Diminutive of Nikoloz.
Niko ნიკო m Finnish, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian, German
Finnish form of Nicholas, as well as a Croatian, Slovene, Georgian and German short form.
Nikoloz ნიკოლოზ m Georgian
Georgian form of Nicholas.
Nikusha ნიკუშა m Georgian
Diminutive of Nikoloz.
Nino 2 ნინო f Georgian
Meaning unknown, possibly from a Greek feminine form of Ninos. Saint Nino (sometimes called Nina) was a Greek-speaking woman from Asia Minor who introduced Christianity to Georgia in the 4th century.
Noe ნოე m Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Georgian
Form of Noah 1 used in the Greek and Latin Bibles. This is also the Georgian form.
Nona 3 ნონა f Georgian
Georgian form of Nonna.
Okropir ოქროპირ m Georgian
Means "golden mouth" in Georgian, a translation of Greek Chrysostomos.
Oleg ოლეგ m Russian, Georgian
Russian form of the Old Norse name Helgi (see Helge). The Varangians brought this name from Scandinavia to Eastern Europe: it was borne by a 9th-century Varangian ruler who conquered Kyiv and made it the capital of the state of Kievan Rus.
Otar ოთარ m Georgian
Derived from Turkic otar meaning "pasture, meadow".
Pavle პავლე m Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Georgian
Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian and Georgian form of Paul.
Petre პეტრე m Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian
Romanian, Macedonian and Georgian form of Peter.
Pridon ფრიდონ m Georgian
Georgian form of Fereydoun. It appears in the 12th-century Georgian epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin, in which Pridon (fully Nuradin-Pridon) is a friend of Avtandil and Tariel.
Pridoni ფრიდონი m Georgian
Form of Pridon with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Ramaz რამაზ m Georgian
Possibly a Georgian form of Ramadan. It appears in the 12th-century Georgian epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin.
Ramazi რამაზი m Georgian
Form of Ramaz with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Revaz რევაზ m Georgian
Possibly of Persian origin meaning "wealthy, successful".
Revazi რევაზი m Georgian
Form of Revaz with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Reziko რეზიკო m Georgian
Diminutive of Revaz.
Roland როლანდ m English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Albanian, Georgian, Carolingian Cycle
From the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and lant meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave".... [more]
Rostom როსტომ m Georgian
Georgian form of Rostam.
Rusiko რუსიკო f Georgian
Diminutive of Rusudan.
Ruska რუსკა f Georgian
Diminutive of Rusudan.
Rusudan რუსუდან f Georgian
Possibly derived from Persian روز (rūz) meaning "day". This name was borne by a 13th-century ruling queen of Georgia.
Rusudani რუსუდანი f Georgian
Form of Rusudan with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Saba 1 საბა m Georgian
Georgian form of Sabas.
Salome სალომე f English (Rare), German (Rare), Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From an Aramaic name that was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". According to the historian Josephus this was the name of the daughter of Herodias (the consort of Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee). In the New Testament, though a specific name is not given, it was a daughter of Herodias who danced for Herod and was rewarded with the head of John the Baptist, and thus Salome and the dancer have traditionally been equated.... [more]
Sandro სანდრო m Italian, Georgian
Short form of Alessandro (Italian) or Aleksandre (Georgian). Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) was an Italian Renaissance artist, the painter of The Birth of Venus and other famous works.
Sergi სერგი m Catalan, Georgian
Catalan and Georgian form of Sergius.
Sergo სერგო m Georgian, Armenian
Georgian form of Sergius.
Shalva შალვა m Georgian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 13th-century Georgian hero, considered a saint in the Georgian Church.
Sidonia სიდონია f Late Roman, Georgian
Feminine form of Sidonius. This is the name of a legendary saint from Georgia. She and her father Abiathar were supposedly converted by Saint Nino from Judaism to Christianity.
Simon 1 სიმონ m English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Σίμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁםְעוֹן (Shimʿon) meaning "hearing, listening", derived from שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear, to listen". This name is spelled Simeon, based on Greek Συμεών, in many translations of the Old Testament, where it is borne by the second son of Jacob. The New Testament spelling may show influence from the otherwise unrelated Greek name Simon 2.... [more]
Simoni სიმონი m Georgian
Form of Simon 1 with the Georgian nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Sopio სოფიო f Georgian
Georgian form of Sophia.
Soso სოსო m Georgian
Diminutive of Ioseb.
Spartak სპარტაკ m Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian
Form of Spartacus in several languages.
Stepane სტეფანე m Georgian
Georgian form of Stephanos (see Stephen).
Svetlana სვეტლანა f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Armenian, Georgian
Derived from Russian свет (svet) meaning "light, world". It was popularized by the poem Svetlana (1813) by the poet Vasily Zhukovsky. It is sometimes used as a translation of Photine.
Tamar თამარ f Hebrew, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "date palm" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah and later his wife. This was also the name of a daughter of King David. She was raped by her half-brother Amnon, leading to his murder by her brother Absalom. The name was borne by a 12th-century ruling queen of Georgia who presided over the kingdom at the peak of its power.
Tamara თამარა f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Hungarian, English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Lithuanian, Georgian
Russian form of Tamar. Russian performers such as Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), Tamara Drasin (1905-1943), Tamara Geva (1907-1997) and Tamara Toumanova (1919-1996) introduced it to the English-speaking world. It rapidly grew in popularity in the United States starting in 1957. Another famous bearer was the Polish cubist painter Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980).
Tamari თამარი f Georgian
Form of Tamar with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Tamaz თამაზ m Georgian
Georgian form of Tahmasp.
Tamazi თამაზი m Georgian
Form of Tamaz with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Tariel ტარიელ m Literature, Georgian
Created by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. He may have based it on Persian تاجور (tājvar) meaning "king" or تار (tār) meaning "dark, obscure" combined with یل (yal) meaning "hero". In the poem Tariel, the titular knight who wears a panther skin, is an Indian prince who becomes a companion of Avtandil.
Tatiana ტატიანა f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, French, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Greek, Georgian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as Татьяна) and Eastern Europe. It was not regularly used in the English-speaking world until the 1980s.
Tea თეა f Croatian, Slovene, Finnish, Georgian
Short form of Dorothea, Theodora and other names containing a similar sound.
Tedore თედორე m Georgian
Georgian form of Theodore.
Teimuraz თეიმურაზ m Georgian
Georgian form of Tahmuras. This was the name of several kings who ruled over kingdoms located in what is now modern Georgia.
Teimurazi თეიმურაზი m Georgian
Form of Teimuraz with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Tekla თეკლა f Swedish, Latvian, Georgian, Hungarian, Polish (Archaic)
Form of Thekla in several languages.
Temo თემო m Georgian
Short form of Teimuraz.
Temur თემურ m Georgian, Uzbek
Georgian and Uzbek form of Timur.
Temuri თემური m Georgian
Form of Temur with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Tengiz თენგიზ m Georgian
Derived from Turkic tengiz meaning "sea, ocean".
Teo თეო m & f Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian
Short form of Teodoro and other names that begin with Teo. In Georgian this is a feminine name, a short form of Teona.
Teona თეონა f Georgian
Georgian form of Theano.
Terenti ტერენტი m Georgian, Russian
Georgian form of Terentius (see Terence). It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Терентий (see Terentiy).
Tina თინა f English, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Georgian
Short form of Christina, Martina and other names ending in tina. In addition to these names, it is also used in Dutch as a short form of Catharina, in Swedish and Croatian as a short form of Katarina, and in Georgian as a short form of Tinatin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-2023), born Anna Mae Bullock.
Tinatin თინათინ f Georgian, Literature
Possibly related to Georgian სინათლე (sinatle) meaning "light". The name was devised by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin, in which Tinatin is the ruler of Arabia and the lover of Avtandil.
Tinatini თინათინი f Georgian
Form of Tinatin with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Toma 2 თომა m Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Georgian
Form of Thomas used in several languages.
Tornike თორნიკე m Georgian
Georgian form of Greek Τορνίκιος (Tornikios) or Τορνίκης (Tornikes), the name of a prominent Byzantine family that was of Armenian or Georgian descent. The family name may be derived from Armenian թոռնիկ (tornik), a diminutive of թոռն (torn) meaning "grandchild". Usage as a given name probably began in honour of the family, a notable member of which was a saint.
Tsisana ცისანა f Georgian
Probably derived from Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky", the genitive case of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven". This is also an alternative Georgian word for the forget-me-not flower.
Tsisia ცისია f Georgian
Derived from Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky", the genitive case of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven".
Tsiuri ციური f Georgian
Means "heavenly, celestial" in Georgian, a derivative of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven".
Vakhtang ვახტანგ m Georgian
Possibly from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 𐎫𐎵𐎢 (varka tanu) meaning "wolf-bodied". This name was borne by several kings of Georgia.
Valeri ვალერი m Bulgarian, Georgian, Russian
Bulgarian and Georgian form of Valerius, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Валерий (see Valeriy).
Valerian ვალერიან m Russian, Georgian, Romanian, History
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name Valerius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Roman emperor (Publius Licinius Valerianus) who was captured by the Persians. Several saints have also borne this name, including a 2nd-century martyr of Lyons.
Vano ვანო m Georgian
Diminutive of Ivane.
Vardo ვარდო f Georgian
Derived from Georgian ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose", ultimately from an Iranian language via Armenian.
Varlaam ვარლაამ m Russian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Russian and Georgian form of Barlaam.
Varlam ვარლამ m Georgian, Russian (Rare)
Variant of Varlaam.
Vasil ვასილ m Bulgarian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Georgian, Albanian
Form of Basil 1 in several languages.
Vaso 1 ვასო m Georgian, Serbian
Diminutive of Vasil or Vasilije.
Vazha ვაჟა m Georgian
Derived from Georgian ვაჟი (vazhi) meaning "son".
Vepkhia ვეფხია m Georgian
Derived from Old Georgian ვეფხი (vepkhi) meaning "tiger".
Vera 1 ვერა f Russian, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Belarusian, Georgian
Means "faith" in Russian, though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word verus "true". It has been in general use in the English-speaking world since the late 19th century.
Veriko ვერიკო f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Vera 1.
Viktoria ვიქტორია f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Greek, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Belarusian
German, Scandinavian and Greek variant of Victoria. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Виктория or Ukrainian Вікторія (see Viktoriya) or Belarusian Вікторыя (see Viktoryia), as well as the usual Georgian transcription.
Vladimer ვლადიმერ m Georgian
Georgian form of Vladimir.
Zaal ზაალ m Georgian
Georgian form of Zal.
Zakaria ზაქარია m Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Arabic
Georgian, Malay and Indonesian form of Zechariah and Zacharias, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).
Zaur ზაურ m Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen, Georgian
Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen and Georgian form of Zawar.
Zurab ზურაბ m Georgian
Georgian form of Sohrab.
Zviad ზვიად m Georgian
Derived from Georgian ზვიადი (zviadi) meaning "proud, arrogant".
Zviadi ზვიადი m Georgian
Form of Zviad with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.