indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Georgian (Archaic)
Scripts ჯავახ(Georgian)
Other Forms Formsჯავახი (Javakhi; nominative case). Variant transcriptions: Djavakh, Javax
Meaning & History
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. Most Javakhians still live there today.