Caucasian Submitted Names

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.

Zelim m Chechen
Chechen form of Salim, also sometimes used as a short form of Zelimkhan. Alternatively, it could be derived from Arabic ظَلَمَ (ẓalama) meaning "to oppress, to wrong".

Zelimat f Chechen
Possibly a form of Zalima or Zulima.

Zelimhan m Azerbaijani, Turkish (Rare)
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Zelimkhan.

Zelimxan m Chechen, Ingush
Variant transcription of Zelimkhan. This was the name of a Chechen and Ingush hero (1872-1913).

Zenfira f Azerbaijani
Variant of Zemfira.

Zenobiya f Azerbaijani, Russian
Azerbaijani and Russian form of Zenobia.

Zepiur f Armenian
Possibly an Armenian form of Zephyr.

Zepur f Armenian

Zepyur f Armenian
Armenian form of Zephyr.

Zevkso f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Zeuxo.

Zeybə f Azerbaijani
Possibly an Azerbaijani form of Ziba 1.

Zeyn m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zayn.

Zeynəddin m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zayn ad-Din.

Zeynal m Azerbaijani
From the first part of Zeynalabdin.

Zeynalabdin m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zayn al-Abidin.

Zezag f Chechen
Means "flower, blossom" in Chechen, ultimately from Mongolian цэцэг (tsetseg) via Turkish çiçek.

Zezig f Chechen (Rare)
Variant of Zezag.

Zgon m Armenian
Means "sage, wise" in Armenian.

Zhala f Azerbaijani (Rare), Kurdish (Rare)
Kurdish form of Zhaleh and Azerbaijani variant transcription of Jalə.

Zhamilat f Dagestani
Lak form of Jamila.

Zhamiræt m Ossetian

Zhana f Georgian
Georgian form of the French name Jeanne. It is also used as a short form of Zhaneta in Georgia.

Zhanwise f Circassian
Derived from zhan meaning "princess (unmarried royal daughter)" and wise meaning "poem".

Zhasmen f Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Jasmine. Also compare Hasmik. This name was borne by Soviet Armenian actress Zhasmen or Jasmen (1894-1978), real name Mariam Grigoryan.

Zhiruhi f Armenian
Derived from ժիր (žir) meaning "active, lively, vibrant".

Zhiuli m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the French name Jules 1. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian politician Zhiuli Shartava (1944-1993).

Zhorzh m Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Armenian, Bulgarian and Georgian form of Georges.

Zhorzheta f Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian
Armenian and Bulgarian form of Georgette.

Zhotia m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iota) meaning "jot, a small amount" through palatalization of the word in Georgian.... [more]

Zhovhar m Avar
Avar variant of Dzhokhar.

Zhovkhar f & m Chechen
Derived from Persian گوهر (gowhar) meaning "jewel, gem, pearl", as well as a variant transcription of the masculine name Dzhokhar (of the same etymological origin).

Zhovzan f Chechen
Means "lily" in Chechen.

Zhozef m Russian, Armenian
Russian and Armenian variant of Josef.

Zhuzhuna f Georgian
According to Georgian sources, this name is derived from a (presumably archaic) Georgian word that means "blinking". However, there is a Russian source that states that the name is a Georgian form of Julia... [more]

Ziazan f Armenian (Rare)
Derived from Armenian ծիածան "rainbow".

Zifona m Laz
Means “storm” and/or “wind” in Laz.

Zinæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Zina.

Zinati f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zinat.

Zini f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian diminutive of Zinaida.

Ziniko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Zina and Zinaida.

Zinobia f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zenobia.

Zinvor m Armenian
Means "soldier" in Armenian.

Zirək m Azerbaijani
Means "clever, nimble, keen" in Azerbaijani.

Ziramikw m Circassian
Means "person whom one dare not attack" in Cicassian.

Zişan f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zeeshan.

Zivər f Azerbaijani
Means "adornment" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian زیور (zivar).

Ziyəddin m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ziya ad-Din.

Ziyadin m Dagestani, Kazakh
From Arabic ضياء (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "light, glow" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "reigion"

Ziyafət f & m Azerbaijani
Means "feast, banquet" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic ضيافة (ḍiyāfa).

Ziyaudin m Chechen
Chechen form of Ziyauddin.

Ziyavudin m Dagestani, Avar
Probably the Avar form of Ziya al-Din.

Zmrukhd f Armenian (Western)
Western Armenian transcription of Zmrukht.

Zmrukht f Armenian
Means "emerald" in Armenian.

Znaur m Ossetian (Rare)
Variant of Zaur.

Zöhrə f Azerbaijani
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Azerbaijani.

Zöhrab m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sohrab.

Zohrab m Armenian, Azerbaijani
Armenian form of Sohrab as well as an Azerbaijani alternate transcription of Zöhrab.

Zoravar m Armenian
Means "commander, general" in Armenian.

Zori m Armenian
From Armenian զոր (zor) meaning "strength" or "mighty".

Zorik m Armenian

Zoro m Armenian, Georgian (Rare)
Armenian short form of Zohrab and Zorayr as well as a rare Georgian short form of Anzor.

Zosime m Georgian (Rare), French (Rare)
Georgian and French form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zovanush f Armenian
From the Armenian զով (zov) meaning "cool, fresh" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".

Zubaira m & f Chechen, Kazakh (Rare)
Chechen form and Kazakh feminine form of Zubair. It is solely masculine in Chechen while it is a feminine name in Kazakh.

Zubaydat f Dagestani
Lak form of Zubaida.

Zubeidat f Avar, Nigerian
Avar form of Zubaida also used by Nigerian Muslims.

Zuko m Georgian (Rare)
Contraction of Zuriko, which is a diminutive of Zurab.

Zulal f Armenian
Means "clear, limpid" in Armenian.

Zulay f Chechen
Either a diminutive of Zulaykha or Zuleykhan or a combination of Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor, owner of" and Turkic ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Zulaykhat f Dagestani
Lak form of Zuleika.

Zuleykha f Azerbaijani, Tatar
Azerbaijani and Tatar form of Zulaykha. Used in the novel "Zuleykha opens her eyes" by Guzel Yakhina.

Zuleykhan f Chechen
Variant of Zulaykha.

Zülfiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zulfiya.

Zülfüqar m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zulfiqar.

Zulikhan f Chechen
Chechen form of Zulaykha.

Zulikhizhat f Dagestani

Zulima f Circassian
Feminine form of Sulim.

Zumrud f Dargin, Azerbaijani
From Arabic زُمُرُّد (zumurrud) meaning "emerald", also used as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Zümrüd.

Zura f Chechen
Either from Persian زور (zur) meaning "force, strength, power" or a form of the Arabic name Zahra.

Zura m Georgian
Short form of Zurab.

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

Zurgan m & f Kalmyk
Means "six" in Kalmyk, traditionally referring to a family's sixth-born child.

Zuri m Georgian
Short form of Zurab and its diminutives Zurikela and Zuriko.

Zurikela m Georgian, Literature
Diminutive of Zuriko, which in turn is a diminutive of Zurab. In other words: this name is a double diminutive of Zurab.... [more]

Zuriko m Georgian, Literature
Diminutive of Zurab. In Georgian literature, Zuriko is the name of the central character of the book Granny, Iliko, Illarion, and I (1960) written by Nodar Dumbadze (1928-1984)... [more]

Zuro m Georgian
Short form of Zurab.

Zvart f Armenian (Rare)

Zviadiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zviad.