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Gender Masculine
Usage Georgian
Scripts დურმიშხან(Georgian)
Other Forms Formsდურმიშხანი (Durmishkhani; nominative case), Durmishxan (variant transcription)
Meaning & History
The first element of this name is of Turkic origin, but the available sources each provide a different meaning for it. According to a Russian source, it is derived from a (probably medieval) Turkmen word that means "life". Modern cognates of that word include Kazakh тұрмыс (turmıs), Kyrgyz турмуш (turmuş) and Turkmen durmuş. Also compare the Turkish name Durmuş. Meanwhile, Georgian sources derive the first element from a Turkic word that means "to stand". This would make it related to the modern Turkish and Turkmen verb durmak meaning "to stand, to stop".The second element of this name is derived from the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader". As such, one could say that the meaning of this name is either "ruler of life" or something along the lines of "standing like a leader".