Caucasian Submitted Names

Valantin f Armenian
Armenian form of Valentine 2 or Valentina.

Valeh f & m Persian, Azerbaijani
Means "enamored" in Persian. This name is unisex in Iran and masculine in Azerbaijan.

Valentinianos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Greek, Armenian
Late Greek and modern Greek form of Oualentinianos, which is the ancient Greek form of Valentinianus... [more]

Valeriane m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Valerianus (see Valerian). This is an older name and it is fairly rare in Georgia nowadays; the shorter form Valerian is more common there.... [more]

Valeriani m Georgian
Form of Valerian with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Valerii m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Valeriy.

Valeriko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Valeri and perhaps also of Valerian and Valeriane.

Vəli m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic وَلِيّ‏ (waliyy) meaning "helper, protector, benefactor".

Valia f & m Bulgarian, Georgian (Rare), Greek, Russian
In Bulgaria and Russia, this name is a variant transcription of the unisex name Valya.... [more]

Valiabdula m Dagestani (Rare)
From Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning “neighbor, friend” and the name Abdullah.

Valid m Chechen
Chechen form of Walid.

Valida f Chechen, Azerbaijani, Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Valid.

Validə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani feminine form of Walid.

Valiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Valeri, Valerian and their short form Valo.

Valo m Georgian
Short form of Valeri and Valerian.

Valodia m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Valodya, which is the Armenian form of Volodya.

Valodya m Armenian
Armenian form of Volodya.

Vanagan m Armenian
Means "abbot, monk" in Armenian.

Vaneh f Armenian
means "of crystal" in Armenian

Vanig m Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Vaniko m Georgian
Diminutive of Ivane via its short form Vano.

Vano m Romani, Ossetian
Probably a Romani and Ossetian form of Ivan.... [more]

Vanyan m Armenian (Rare)

Vaqif m Azerbaijani
From Persian واقف (vāqef) meaning "informed, knowledgeable", ultimately from Arabic وقف (waqafa) meaning "to stop, to inquire". This was the pen name of Molla Pənah Vaqif, an 18th-century Azerbaijani poet and statesman, who is considered to be the founder of the modern school in Azerbaijani poetry.

Varag m Armenian
Means "twenty-ninth day of the month" in Armenian.

Varam m Georgian (Archaic)
Variant of Gvaram. A known bearer of this name was the influential Georgian feudal lord Varam Gageli (died in 1249 or 1251 AD).

Varant m Armenian (Rare)

Varaz m Armenian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Old Armenian վարազ (varaz) meaning "wild boar", which itself is ultimately derived from Middle Persian varāz or warāz "boar".

Varazdat m Old Persian, Armenian, History
Derived from Middle Persian warāz meaning "boar" combined with Middle Persian dādan "to give". For the latter element, also compare Old Persian dāta, which can mean "law" but also "gift" as well as "gave, given" (as past tenses of the verb dadātuv "to give, to put")... [more]

Varazik m Armenian (Rare)
Diminutive of Varaz and Varazdat.

Vard m & f Armenian
Means "rose" in Armenian.

Vardanush f Armenian
From Armenian վարդ (vard) meaning "rose" and անոյշ (anush) meaning "sweet".

Varden m Georgian
Probably the Georgian form of the Armenian name Vardan. Vardan is also in use in Georgia, but Varden is more common. A known bearer of this name was Varden Tsulukidze (1865–1923), a Georgian military commander.

Vardges m Armenian
From Armenian վարդ (vard) meaning "rose".

Vardiko f & m Georgian
Pet form of Varden (masculine) and Vardo (feminine).

Vardine f Armenian
From Armenian վարդ (vard) meaning "rose".

Vardush f Armenian
Diminutive of Varduhi.

Varlami m Georgian
Form of Varlam with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Varsenik f Armenian

Varsham m Armenian

Varskvlavisa f Georgian (Archaic)
Means "of a star" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian ვარსკვლავის (varskvlavis), which is the genitive of the Georgian noun ვარსკვლავი (varskvlavi) meaning "star".

Vart m Armenian
Means "rose, flower" in Armenian, ultimately from Persian.

Vartanoush f Armenian
Feminine form of Vardan.

Varteni f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian վարդենի (vardeni) meaning "rosebush, rose shrub".

Varteres f Armenian
Etymology uncertain, with the first element from the Armenian վարդ (vart) meaning "rose".

Vartkes m Armenian
Alternate transcription of Վարդգես (see Vardges).

Varujhan m Armenian
Means "tercel, turtledove" in Armenian.

Varuzhan m Armenian
From Armenian վարուժան (varužan) meaning "male bird".

Varvare f Armenian
Variant of Varvara.

Vasag m Armenian
Means "treacherous person" in Armenian.

Vəsamət f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani feminine form of Wasim.

Vasıf m Azerbaijani
Means "qualified" in Azerbaijani

Vasiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Vasil and perhaps in some cases also of Gervasi.

Vəsilə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Vasila.

Vasili m Georgian
Form of Vasil with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Vasken m Armenian

Vatche m Armenian
Means "brave" or "heroic" in English. It is often given to boys born on or around Easter Sunday.

Vaxo m Georgian
Variant transcription of Vakho.

Vaxtang m Georgian
Variant transcription of Vakhtang.

Vazhiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Vazha.

Vazki m Kalmyk
Kalmyk form of Vasily.

Vehanoush f Armenian
means "noble and sweet" in Armenian

Vehans m Armenian (Rare)

Vehanush f Armenian
From the Armenian վեհ (veh) meaning "majestic, sublime" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".

Vehuhi f Armenian
From the Armenian վեհ (veh) meaning "majestic, sublime" and the feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).

Veliko m Georgian (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of Velodi and perhaps also of Arvelodi, Birtvel and Iovel... [more]

Velodi m Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I had expected you", derived from Georgian ველოდი (velodi) meaning "I expected", which ultimately comes from the verb ლოდინი (lodini) meaning "to expect, to await".... [more]

Vem m Armenian
Means "stone, rock" in Armenian.

Venedikte m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Venediktos, which is the modern Greek form of Benedictus (see Benedict).... [more]

Venor m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Vianor.

Vepkho m Georgian
Short form or variant of Vepkhia.

Vergine f Armenian
Armenian form of Verginia.

Verhantsnuhi f Armenian
From the Armenian վեհանձն (verhantsn) meaning "generous" and the feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).

Verjaluys f Armenian
Means "sundown, twilight" in Armenian.

Veronikæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Veronica.

Vezirkhan m Dagestani, Lezgin
Derived from the Arabic title وَزِير (wazīr) denoting a minister or adviser combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Vianor m Greek (Archaic), Abkhaz (Rare), Georgian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Bianor as well as the Abkhaz, Georgian, Romanian and Russian form of the name.

Vicken m Armenian

Vidadi m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic وداد (widād) meaning "love".

Vigen m Armenian
From an Old Armenian form of Vincentius (see Vincent). Alternately, it may be from Latin vigēre meaning "to be vigorous, to be energetic, to be active".

Viken m Armenian

Vilayət m Azerbaijani
Means "governorate, province" in Azerbaijani, ultimately deriving from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).

Vileni m Soviet, Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Vilen.

Vinari f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian ვინ არის (vin aris) meaning "who is", which in turn is derived from the Georgian pronoun ვინ (vin) meaning "who" and the Georgian verb არის (aris) meaning "to be".... [more]

Vineli f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian ვინც ელის (vints elis) meaning "who is waiting" or "who is expecting", which in turn is derived from the Georgian pronoun ვინ (vin) meaning "who" and the Georgian verb ლოდინი (lodini) meaning "to expect, to await"... [more]

Viskhan m Chechen
From Arabic وَاصَلَ (wāṣala) meaning "to meet, to be united with" combined with the Mongolian title хан (khan) meaning "leader, ruler, commander".

Viskhazhi m Chechen
From Arabic وَاصَلَ (wāṣala) meaning "to meet, to be united with" combined with حَاجّ (ḥājj) "pilgrim".

Vladimeri m Georgian
Form of Vladimer with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Vlasi m Georgian
Georgian form of Blasios and/or Blasius (see Blaise). Also compare Vlasios.

Vosdan m Armenian
Means "capital", "free city", "royal" in Armenian.

Vosgedzin f Armenian
"creator of gold"

Vosgehad f Armenian
Means "goldmine" or "piece of gold" in Armenian.

Vosgeher f Armenian
Means "gold haired" in Armenian.

Vosgeparan m Armenian (Western)
Means "golden rain", from Ոսկե (vosge) meaning "gold" combined with Persin باران (baran) meaning "rain"

Vosgetel f Armenian
Means "gold wire, gold thread" in Armenian.

Vostanik m Armenian
From the Armenian word ոստանիկ (ostanik) meaning "courtier, noble".

Vovsanna f Armenian
Variant form of Ovsanna.

Vram m Armenian
Variant of Vahram.

Vramshapuh m Armenian
Combination of the names Vram and Shapuh. Born by a 4th century king of Armenia

Vren m Armenian

Vrezh m Armenian
From Old Armenian վրէժ (vrēž) meaning "revenge, vengeance".

Vrtanes m Armenian, Ancient Armenian

Vruyr m Armenian

Vurğun m Azerbaijani
Means "lover, enamoured" in Azerbaijani. This was the pen name of Səməd Vurğun (1906-1956), an Azerbaijani poet and dramatist.

Warba m Abkhaz
Means "eagle" in Abkhaz.

Wez m Adyghe (Rare), Kabardian (Rare), Circassian (Rare)
From Turkic öz (source, pure)

Weztemir m Adyghe, Kabardian, Circassian
From Turkic "Öz" (source) + "Demir" (iron)

Wosmen m Circassian, Adyghe, Kabardian
Circassian version of Osman.

Wumar m Adyghe, Kabardian, Circassian
Circassian version of Omar 1.

Xə-bla f Abkhaz
Means "golden eye" in Abkhaz.

Xacatur m Armenian
Variant of Khachatur.

Xacik m Armenian
Diminutive of Xacatur.

Xaco m Armenian
Diminutive of Xacatur.

Xalid m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khalid.

Xalidə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khalida.

Xəlil m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khalil.

Xaliq m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khaliq.

Xandə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Hande.

Xandan f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Handan.

Xanım f Azerbaijani
Means "madam, woman, lady" in Azerbaijani, derived from the Turkish noble title hanım (the feminine equivalent of khan).

Xanlar m Azerbaijani
Means "khans, rulers, leaders" in Azerbaijani, from the plural form of xan (see kaan).

Xariton m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khariton.

Xətai m Azerbaijani
From Arabic خطائي (khata'i) meaning "the wrongful". Khata'i was the pen name of Shah Ismail I, who wrote poetry in the Azerbaijani language.

Xətayi m Azerbaijani
Variant of Xətai.

Xatia f Georgian
Variant transcription of Khatia.

Xatirə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani feminine form of Khatir.

Xava f Chechen, Ingush
Variant transcription of Khava.

Xavər f & m Azerbaijani
From Persian خاور (khavar) meaning "east".

Xəyal m Azerbaijani
Means "dream, imagination, fantasy" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic خيال (khayal).

Xəyalə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Xəyal.

Xəyyam m Azerbaijani
Azeri form of Khayyam.

Xco m Armenian
Diminutive of Xacatur.

Xeyransa f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khairunnisa.

Xıdır m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khidr.

Xırda f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small, tiny" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian خرده (khorda).

Xoren m Armenian
Variant transcription of Khoren.

Xoşbəxt m & f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "happy" in Azerbaijani (a cognate of Khoshbakht).

Xoşgadam f Azerbaijani
From xuş meaning "good" and gadam meaning "step"

Xudaverdi m Azerbaijani
Means "God gave" from Azerbaijani xuda meaning "god" and the past tense of vermək meaning "to give".

Xudayar m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khodayar.

Xumar f Azerbaijani
Means "languorous, languid (of a gaze); hangover" in Azerbaijani, from Arabic خمار (khumar) meaning "drunkenness, hangover".

Xuraman f Azerbaijani
Khanty word for "beautiful." Opera singer Xuraman Qasımova is a well-known bearer.

Xurşid m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khurshid

Xurşidbanu f Azerbaijani
From the given name Xurşid meaning "shining sun" (via Khurshed) and Persian بانو (banu) meaning "lady"

Xvaramze f Georgian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Khvaramze.

Xviça m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khvicha. A known bearer of this name is Xviça Biçinaşvili (b. 1974), an Azerbaijani wrestler of Georgian descent.

Xvtisavar m Georgian (Rare)
Variant transciprion of ღვთისავარ (see Ghvtisavar)

Xwzchpagwe f Circassian
Derived from zxwzch meaning "white" and pagwe meaning "blunt-nosed".

Yabelle f Armenian (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Yagub m Azerbaijani
Variant of Yaqub.

Yagur m Kalmyk
Kalmyk form of George.

Yahiy m Adyghe, Kabardian, Circassian
Circassian version of John, from Yahya.

Yəhya m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yochanan (see John).

Yakha f Chechen
Derived from Chechen ваха (vakha) meaning "to live, to let live, to be alive" (see Vakha).

Yakhita f Chechen
Means "to let live" derived from Chechen ваха (vakha) meaning "to live". Alternatively, it may also be considered a Chechen form of the Arabic name Asiya.

Yakhiya m Dagestani
Lak form of Yahya.

Yakhya m Bashkir, Chechen
Bashkir and Chechen form of Yahya.

Yalçınər m Azerbaijani
Means "steep man" in Azerbaijani.

Yalçındağ m Azerbaijani
Means "steep mountain" in Azerbaijani.

Yalçınqaya m Azerbaijani
Means "steep rock, cliff" in Azerbaijani.

Yamad m Chechen
Possibly a Chechen form of Ahmad. This claim requires research.

Yaman m Kalmyk
Means "goat" in Kalmyk.

Yamudin m Dagestani
Dagestani form of Imamuddin

Yanardağ m Azerbaijani
Means "volcano" in Azerbaijani.

Yandarbi m Chechen

Yaozar m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Azar.

Yaqubun m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jacob.

Yaragi m Chechen
Means "sunny", derived from Lezgin рагъ (rag) meaning "sun". This was also the name of Magomed al-Yaragi (1771-1838), a Dagestani imam of Lezgin ethnicity.

Yarka m Kalmyk
Means "lean" in Kalmyk.

Yasəmən f Azerbaijani
Means "lilac" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian یاسمن (yasaman) meaning "jasmine" (see yasamin).

Yaşıl f Azerbaijani
Means "green" in Azerbaijani.

Yaşla m Kalmyk
Means "buckthorn" in Kalmyk.

Yavər m & f Azerbaijani
From Persian یاور (yavar) meaning "assistant".

Yaxşı f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "good, suitable" in Azerbaijani.

Yazçiçək f Azerbaijani
Means "spring flower" in Azerbaijani.

Yazgül f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "summer rose" from Turkish and Azerbaijani yaz meaning "summer" and gül meaning "rose".

Yazgülər f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani yaz meaning "spring" and the given name Gülər.

Yazgyul f Armenian (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Armenian form of Yazgül as well as the proper transcription of the two Russian Cyrillic spellings of the name.... [more]

Yebraksi f Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Eupraxia.

Yeganə f Azerbaijani
Means "unique" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian یگانه (yeganeh).

Yeghia m Armenian
Armenian form of Elijah.

Yeghiazar m Armenian (Rare, Archaic)
Armenian form of Eleazar.

Yeghisabet f Armenian (Rare, Archaic)

Yeghisapet f Armenian
Armenian form of Elizabeth.

Yeghishe m Armenian
Armenian form of Elisha.

Yeghnig f Armenian
"hind; red deer."

Yeprad m Armenian
Means "Euphrates river" in Armenian.

Yeprem m Armenian
Armenian form of Ephraim.

Yeprosineh f Armenian
Armenian form of Euphrosyne.

Yequb m Adyghe, Circassian, Kabardian
Circassian form of Jacob

Yeranig f Armenian
Means "happy, blessed" in Armenian.

Yeranik f Armenian
Variant transcription of Yeranig.

Yeranuhi f Armenian
Means "happy lady", from the Armenian noun երանի (erani) meaning "wish, happiness, joy" and the feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).

Yeraz f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian երազ (eraz) meaning "dream".

Yerazig f Armenian (Rare)
Diminutive of Yeraz.

Yerazik f Armenian
Derived from երազ (eraz) meaning "dream".

Yerazuhi f Armenian
From the Armenian երազ (eraz) meaning "dream" and feminine suffix -ուհի (-uhi).

Yerchanguhi f Armenian
From the Armenian երջանիկ (yerchanig) (See Yerchanig) and the feminine ending ուհի (uhi).

Yerchanig f Armenian
Means "happy, lucky, fortunate" in Armenian.

Yerem m Armenian
Armenian variant of Jeremiah.

Yeremya m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Jeremiah.

Yerjanik f Armenian
Variant transcription of Yerchanig.

Yervand m Armenian
Modern Armenian form of Eruand.

Yesav m Armenian
Armenian form of Esau.

Yesayi m Armenian, Ancient Armenian
Armenian form of Isaiah.

Yesmine f Armenian
Armenian form of Jasmine.

Yester f Armenian
Variant of Esther.

Yetər f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yeter.

Yetuart m Armenian
Armenian form of Edward.

Yetvart m Armenian
Armenian variant of Edward.

Yevgenya f Armenian
Armenian form of Eugenia.

Yevgineh f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Եվգինե (Yevgine), which is a variant form of Yevgenya.

Yevkine f Armenian (Western)
Western Armenian form of Yevgineh

Yeza f Chechen
Means "to love" in Chechen. The "Y" indicates that the bearer of the name is a woman.

Yeznik m Ancient Armenian, Armenian (Rare)
Means "little ox", from եզն (ezn) "ox" +‎ -իկ (-ik).

Yezr m Armenian
Means "shore, bank" or "margin, border" in Armenian.

Yghdzanush f Armenian
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from ըղձամ (əłjam) meaning "to desire, to long for" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".

Yibrahim m Circassian, Adyghe, Kabardian
Circassian form of Abraham.

Yisa f Chechen
Means "stay" in Chechen.

Yishaq m Circassian, Kabardian, Adyghe
Circassian version of Isaac

Yisiyta f Dagestani, Chechen

Yiwen m Adyghe (Rare, Archaic), Circassian (Rare, Archaic), Kabardian (Rare, Archaic)
The Christian-Circassian form of John. The Islamic-Circassian form is Yahiy. This name is not used anymore.

Yovhannes m Armenian (Archaic)
Older Armenian form of Hovhannes.

Yovnatan m Armenian
Variant of Hovnatan.

Yovsep m Armenian
Older variant of Hovsep.

Yunadi m Chechen
Derived from Arabic عِنَاد (ʿinād) meaning "stubbornness, perseverance, spite".

Yurdoğlu m Azerbaijani
Means "son of the homeland" in Azerbaijani.

Yuşə m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yushua.

Zaali m Georgian
Form of Zaal with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Zabela f Armenian
Variant of Zabel.

Zabirat f Dagestani

Zadig m Armenian
From Armenian Զատիկ (zadig / zadik) meaning "Easter".

Zəfər m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zafar.

Zagid m Dagestani (Russified)
Russified form of Zahid

Zagir m Bashkir (Russified), Dagestani (Russified)
Russian form of Zaahir 1 or Zaahir 2, used particularly in Bashkortostan and Dagestan.

Zahidə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zahida.

Zahirə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zahira.

Zahret f Circassian
Circassian form of Zahra.

Zakar m Armenian, Mordvin
Armenian and Mordvin form of Zakhar (see Zachariah).

Zəkavət f Azerbaijani
From the Arabic ذَكَاوَة (ḏakāwa) meaning "sharpness, perceptiveness".

Zakhira f Chechen, Karachay-Balkar, Tatar
Chechen, Balkar, and Tatar form of Zahira.

Zəki m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zaki or Zeki.

Zakir m Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Tatar
From Arabic ذَاكَرَ (ḏākara) meaning "to memorise, to remember, to study".

Zakiyat f Chechen
Chechen feminine form of Zaki.

Zəkiyyə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Zəki.

Zakro m Georgian
Diminutive of Zakaria.

Zalbika f Chechen, Dagestani
Possibly from Arabic زَالَ (zāla) "to continue" or Persian زال (zâl) "albino" combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl".

Zalikə f Azerbaijani
Variant Azerbaijani form of Zuleikha.

Zaliko m Georgian
Diminutive of Zaal.

Zalim m Circassian
Circassian form of Zelim.

Zalima f Circassian, Dagestani
Feminine form of Zalim.

Zalimkhan m Dagestani, Circassian, Chechen
Dagestani and Circassian form as well as a Chechen variant of Zelimkhan.

Zəlimxan m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zelimkhan.

Zalina f Chechen, Ingush, Kabardian, Karachay-Balkar, Ossetian, Malay
Most likely a variant of Zarina.

Zalpa f Chechen
Derived from Persian زلف‎ (zolf) meaning "curl, tress".

Zalxa f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zuleikha.

Zama f Chechen
Means "time" in Chechen

Zəminə f Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian زمین (zamin) meaning "earth, land, soil".

Zamudin m Circassian
Means "strong faith", derived from Arabic صَمَد (ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting" or "strong" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".... [more]

Zanazan f Armenian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "different, various" in Armenian.

Zangak f Armenian
Means "bell, little bell" or "bellflower" in Armenian.

Zəngin m Azerbaijani
Means "rich" in Azerbaijani.

Zanzan f Armenian
Means "different" in Armenian.

Zərafət f Azerbaijani
Possibly from the Arabic ظَرَافَة • (ẓarāfa) meaning "elegance, grace, charm, wittiness".

Zardar f Armenian (Archaic)

Zərdüşt m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani variant of Zarathustra.

Zareh m Armenian
Actor, Nick Chinlund, was born as Zareh Nicholas Chinlund.

Zarema f Chechen, Crimean Tatar, Dagestani, Ingush, Kazakh
Meaning uncertain, though the name is likely of either Arabic or Persian origin. It might possibly be derived from Arabic زريمة (zarima) meaning "flaming, igniting, submissive" or from Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold, golden" (compare Zarya)... [more]

Zargan f Chechen
Means "golden soul", derived from Persian زر (zar) "gold" combined with جان (jân) "soul, being, life".

Zarinæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Zarina.

Zarmanush f Armenian
Etymology uncertain, possibly from զարմանք (zarmankʿ) meaning "astonishment, surprise, marvel, wonder".

Zarmine f Armenian
From the Armenian word զարմ (zarm) meaning "tribe, family, nation".

Zarmuhi f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian zarm meaning "kin, family" and the feminine suffix "-uhi". It is found more commonly in Western Armenia.

Zərnigar f Azerbaijani
From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" and نگار (negâr) meaning "beloved".

Zərnişan f Azerbaijani
From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" and نشان (neshan) meaning "sign, mark".

Zaro f Armenian
Diminutive of Zaruhi. This name is sometimes used in its own right.

Zarouhi f Armenian
Variant transliteration of Զարուհի (see Zaruhi).

Zarouhie f Armenian (Gallicized)
French transliteration of Զարուհի (see Zaruhi).

Zartar f Armenian (Rare, Archaic)

Zaruhi f Armenian
Derived from Persian زر ‎(zar) "gold" combined with the Armenian feminine suffix ուհի ‎(uhi).

Zarvard f Armenian
Variant transcription of Zarvart.

Zarvart f Armenian
Means "golden rose" in Armenian.

Zaurbi m Circassian
Kabardian (East Circassian) cognate of Zaurbek.

Zaurbiy m Circassian
Adyghe (West Circassian) cognate of Zaurbek.

Zauri m Georgian
Form of Zaur with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Zaurkan m Circassian
Derived from the given name Zaur combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Zaven m Armenian

Zawirbiy m Circassian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zaurbi or Zaurbiy.

Zaydat f Chechen, Ingush, Karachay-Balkar
Chechen, Ingush, and Balkar form of Zaida.

Zaynap f Chechen
Chechen form of Zaynab.

Zaza m Georgian
Simplified form of Zaal Zar or Zaalzar, which is a combination of Zaal with the Persian noun زر (zar) meaning "gold".... [more]

Zaziko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zaza.

Zazuka m Georgian
Diminutive of Zaza.

Zazuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zaza, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).... [more]

Zebede m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zebedee.

Zecherıy m Circassian, Adyghe, Kabardian
Circassian version of Zachariah.

Zeik'we m Circassian
Means "campaign" in Circassian.

Zekuethash m Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
The god of War.

Zelemkhan m Chechen
Variant of Zelimkhan.

Zelikha f Chechen, Crimean Tatar
Chechen and Crimean Tatar form of Zulaykha.