GundafAbkhaz Possibly means "beautiful" in Abkhaz. Alternately, it may be a form of the Ossetian name Agunda. This is the name of a legendary Abkhaz woman who could take the form of a white horse.
GupsefCircassian Means "healty, good-hearted" in Circassian.
GurammGeorgian Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is etymologically related to Bahram and therefore of Persian origin. Also compare the related names Gvaram and Varam.... [more]
Gurikom & fGeorgian Diminutive of given names that start with Gur-, such as Guram and Guranda. This name is more often used on men than on women.
Gurom & fGeorgian Short form of given names that start with Gur-, such as Guram and Guranda. In some cases, there might possibly also be a connection with the Laz and Mingrelian noun გური (guri) meaning "heart".... [more]
GüzidəfAzerbaijani From the Turkish güzide meaning "distinguished, elite".
GvantsafSvan, Georgian Derived from the Svan word გუანც (guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [more]
Gwaschemasch'efCircassian (Archaic) Means "little princess" in Circassian (see Guasche). A known bearer was Gwaschemasch'e Kadın Efendi, a Circassian concubine and later wife of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) of the Ottoman Empire.
HaqverdimAzerbaijani Derived from Arabic حق (haqq) meaning "truth" combined with Azerbaijani verdi meaning "gave" (the past tense of vermək meaning "to give").
HariqəfAzerbaijani Possibly from the Arabic حَرِيقَة (ḥarīqa) meaning "fire, blaze".
HazretmCircassian, Turkish (Rare) Derived from Persian حضرت (hazrat) meaning "holiness, excellency, majesty". A notable bearer is Hazret Sovmen (1937-), the second President of Adygea from 2002-2007.
Hrachyam & fArmenian Modern form of the Old Armenian name Հրաչեայ (Hračʿeay), which was derived from Old Armenian հուր (hur) meaning "fire" and աչք (ačʿkʿ) "eyes, sight" (literally, "fire-eyed" or "eyes of fire")... [more]
HripsimefArmenian, History (Ecclesiastical) Rhipsime, sometimes called Hripsime, Ripsime, Ripsima or Arsema (died c. 290) was a martyr of Roman origin; she and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as the first Christian martyrs of Armenia.
IamGeorgian (Rare) Short form of Iakob and Ilia. In some cases, it might also be derived from the Arabic name Yahya, which is written as იაჰია (Iahia) in Georgian.... [more]
IafGeorgian, Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Georgian noun ია (ia) meaning "violet", as in the spring flower (also see Violet). In turn, it is thought to be derived from the Georgian noun იასამანი (iasamani) meaning "lilac", which might possibly be of Persian origin... [more]
IadonmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Aëdon. Curiously, in Georgia it is a male name, rather than a female name.
IagormGeorgian (Archaic) Archaic Georgian form of Igor. This name has pretty much fallen out of use; Igor is now the modern, dominant form in Georgia, although that name isn't overly common either among native Georgians... [more]
IamzefGeorgian Derived from the Georgian noun ია (ia) meaning "violet" (see Ia) combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).... [more]
IanvaramGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Georgian იანვარი (ianvari) meaning "January", which is ultimately derived from Latin Ianuarius.... [more]
IasonimGeorgian Form of Iason with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
IatamzefGeorgian Literally means "sun of the violets" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian იათა (iata), the archaic genitive plural of the noun ია (ia) meaning "violet", combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).
IchkitmGeorgian (Archaic) Derived from the archaic Georgian adjective იჩქითად (ichkitad) meaning "suddenly, unexpectedly". Also compare the modern Georgian adjective იჩქითი (ichkiti) meaning "sparse, small".
IesemGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Yishay (see Jesse) via its Biblical Greek form Iessai. A notable bearer of this name was king Iese of Kartli (1680-1727), who is known as Jesse in English.
IgorimUzbek, Moldovan, Georgian Uzbek and Moldovan form of Igor. This form is also used in Georgian since it contains the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
IovelmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Yo'el (see Joel). This name was borne by a 5th-century archbishop of Mtskheta and a 7th-century Catholicus of Iberia.
IsahakmArmenian (Archaic) Derived from Իսահակ (Isahak) by dropping the first letter. Իսահակ (Isahak) was considered a more scholarly form of Isaac, whereas Սահակ (Sahak) was a popular form.
İsfəndiyarmAzerbaijani Azerbaijani form of Isfandiyar (see Esfandiar). A notable bearer of this name was the singer and poet İsfəndiyar Bərxu (1929-1991).
IulonmGeorgian Multiple sources claim that this name is ultimately derived from the Latin name Iulius (see Julius), which is possible indeed. The suffix -on of the name seems to indicate that it must have gone via Greek (i.e. a hellenized form), however... [more]
IvditifGeorgian (Rare) Form of Ivdit with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
IverimGeorgian Derived from the name of the Georgian kingdom of Iberia, which existed from about 302 BC to 580 AD. The name of the kingdom is an exonym, meaning: it was not created by the Georgians themselves. The inhabitants of the kingdom referred to it as ქართლი (Kartli).... [more]
JamletmGeorgian (Rare) Meaning and origin unknown. It might perhaps be a Georgian variant of Hamlet, which is used in both Georgia and its neighbouring country Armenia. However, it is probably more likely that Jamlet is of Persian origin, in which case the first element is likely the same as the one in either Jambulat or Jamshid.... [more]
JanmCircassian, Adyghe, Kabardian Circassian "sharp". Can be used in combination with other names, usually appearing at the end.
JañhrmKalmyk Meaning unknown. Jañhr was a hero to the Kalmyk people of Russia.
JanomGeorgian Short form of Jansugh and other masculine names that start with ჯან- (Jan-).
JanpoladmPersian (Rare), Armenian (Archaic) Derived from the Persian noun جان (jan) meaning "soul" (ultimately from Middle Persian gyān) combined with the Persian noun پولاد (polad) or (pulad) meaning "steel" (ultimately from Middle Persian pōlāwad).
JansugmGeorgian Variant transcription of Jansugh. A known bearer of this name was the late Georgian conductor Jansug Kakhidze (1935-2002).
JaparmIndonesian, Malay, Georgian (Archaic) Indonesian, Malay and Georgian form of Jafar. This name is archaic in Georgia and now only survives in the patronymic surname ჯაფარიძე (Japaridze) meaning "son of Japar".... [more]
JarjimGeorgian Derived from the Persian noun جارچی (jârči) meaning "herald, messenger", which is ultimately of Turkic origin.
JavakhmGeorgian (Archaic) Derived from ჯავახნი (Javakhni), which is the Old Georgian name for the Javakhians, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians. Their home was the historical region of Javakheti in southern Georgia, which is now part of the administrative region of Samtskhe-Javakheti... [more]
Jeiranf & mPersian, Georgian Derived from Persian جیران (jeiran) meaning "gazelle, deer". The word was adopted into Georgian as ჯეირანი (jeirani), where it means "springbok" and has also become the name for a type of Georgian dance... [more]