Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the usage is Caucasian; and the description contains the keywords god or of or mercy.
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usage
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Marika f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, Georgian, Italian, German
Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari.
Marina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Marinus. This name was borne by a few early saints. This is also the name by which Saint Margaret of Antioch is known in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Marine f French, Armenian, Georgian
French, Armenian and Georgian form of Marina.
Mark m English, Russian, Belarusian, Dutch, Danish, Armenian, Biblical
Form of Latin Marcus used in several languages. Saint Mark was the author of the second gospel in the New Testament. Though the author's identity is not certain, some traditions hold him to be the same person as the John Mark who appears in the Book of Acts. He is the patron saint of Venice, where he is supposedly buried. Though in use during the Middle Ages, Mark was not common in the English-speaking world until the 19th century, when it began to be used alongside the classical form Marcus.... [more]
Məryəm f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Maryam.
Məsumə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Masuma.
Mate 1 m Georgian
Georgian form of Matthew.
Matevos m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Matthew.
Mehdi m Persian, Azerbaijani, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Persian, Azerbaijani and North African form of Mahdi.
Melano f Georgian
Georgian form of Melanie.
Meline f Armenian
Possibly an Armenian form of Melina or Melanie.
Melisa f Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Melissa.
Meliton m Ancient Greek, Georgian
Derived from Greek μέλι (meli) meaning "honey" (genitive μέλιτος). This was the name of a 2nd-century bishop of Sardis who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
Merab 2 m Georgian
Georgian form of Mehrab.
Meri 2 f Georgian, Armenian, Greek
Georgian, Armenian and Greek form of the English name Mary.
Mher m Armenian
Armenian form of Mithra.
Mikayel m Armenian
Armenian form of Michael.
Mikheil m Georgian
Georgian form of Michael.
Mirzə m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mirza.
Misho m Georgian, Bulgarian
Georgian diminutive of Mikheil and a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Mokhmad m Chechen
Chechen form of Muhammad.
Monte m English, Armenian
Either a diminutive of Montgomery or from the Spanish or Italian vocabulary word meaning "mountain". Its use as an Armenian name is inspired by the Armenian-American revolutionary Monte Melkonian (1957-1993).
Muhamad m Indonesian, Malay, Avar
Indonesian, Malay and Avar variant of Muhammad.
Muhamadkhan m Avar
Combination of Muhamad and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Muhammad m Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tajik, Uzbek, Indonesian, Malay, Avar
Means "praised, commendable" in Arabic, derived from the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise". This was the name of the prophet who founded the Islamic religion in the 7th century. According to Islamic belief, at age 40 Muhammad was visited by the angel Gabriel, who provided him with the first verses of the Quran. Approximately 20 years later he conquered Mecca, the city of his birth, and his followers controlled most of the Arabian Peninsula at the time of his death in 632.... [more]
Mukhammad m Tajik (Russified), Uzbek (Russified), Kazakh (Russified), Avar (Russified), Chechen (Russified)
Russian form of Muhammad, used particularly in the Caucasus and former Soviet republics.
Mukhmad m Ingush
Ingush form of Muhammad.
Murtaz m Georgian
Georgian form of Murtada.
Müslüm m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Muslim.
Nafiset f Circassian
Circassian form of Nafisa.
Naida f Dagestani
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες). Alternatively it might be related to Persian Nahid.
Naira 2 f Armenian
Feminine form of Nairi.
Nana 3 f Georgian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 4th-century queen consort of Georgia who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
Nane f Armenian, Armenian Mythology
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Nanaya. This was the name of an Armenian goddess associated with Anahit.
Nanuli f Georgian
Diminutive of Nana 3.
Nare f Armenian
Diminutive of Narine.
Narek m Armenian
From the name of a 10th-century Armenian saint, Grigor of Narek, who came from the town of Narek (formerly in Armenia, now in eastern Turkey).
Nərgiz f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Narges.
Nərmin f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nermin.
Nərminə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nermin.
Nəsib m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani masculine form of Nasiba.
Nəsibə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nasiba.
Nata f Russian, Georgian
Short form of Natalya (Russian) or Natalia (Georgian).
Natia f Georgian
Diminutive of Natela.
Nazar m Russian, Ukrainian, Turkmen, Armenian
Russian, Ukrainian, Turkmen and Armenian form of Nazarius.
Nazlı f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Nazli.
Nəzrin f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nasrin.
Nerses m Armenian
Armenian form of Middle Persian Narseh (see Narses). Saint Nerses was a 4th-century patriarch of the Armenian Church.
Nestan f Georgian
From the first part of Nestan-Darejan.
Nestani f Georgian
Form of Nestan with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Nia 3 f English, Georgian
Short form of Antonia, Sidonia and other names ending in nia.
Nigar f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Negar.
Nihad m Bosnian, Azerbaijani
Bosnian and Azerbaijani form of Nihat.
Nika 3 m Georgian
Diminutive of Nikoloz.
Niko m Finnish, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian, German
Finnish form of Nicholas, as well as a Croatian, Slovene, Georgian and German short form.
Nikoloz m Georgian
Georgian form of Nicholas.
Nikusha m Georgian
Diminutive of Nikoloz.
Nilay f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Turkish and Azerbaijani Nil, the name of the Nile River, combined with ay meaning "moon".
Nino 2 f Georgian
Meaning unknown, possibly from a Greek feminine form of Ninos. Saint Nino (sometimes called Nina) was a Greek-speaking woman from Asia Minor who introduced Christianity to Georgia in the 4th century.
Noe m Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Georgian
Form of Noah 1 used in the Greek and Latin Bibles. This is also the Georgian form.
Nona 3 f Georgian
Georgian form of Nonna.
Norair m Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նորայր (see Norayr).
Nune f Armenian
Armenian form of Nino 2.
Nur f & m Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Uyghur, Indonesian, Malay
Means "light" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition النور (al-Nūr) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Nurmuhamad m Avar
Combination of Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" and the name Muhamad.
Ofeliya f Azerbaijani, Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Azerbaijani, Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Ophelia.
Ohannes m Armenian
Armenian form of Iohannes (see John).
Okropir m Georgian
Means "golden mouth" in Georgian, a translation of Greek Chrysostomos.
Oleg m Russian, Georgian
Russian form of the Old Norse name Helgi (see Helge). The Varangians brought this name from Scandinavia to Eastern Europe: it was borne by a 9th-century Varangian ruler who conquered Kyiv and made it the capital of the state of Kievan Rus.
Ömər m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Umar.
Orxan m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Orhan.
Pərvanə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Parvaneh.
Parvana f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Pərvanə.
Pərvin f & m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Parvin.
Pərviz m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Parviz.
Pavle m Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Georgian
Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian and Georgian form of Paul.
Petre m Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian
Romanian, Macedonian and Georgian form of Peter.
Petros m Greek, Armenian, Biblical Greek
Greek and Armenian form of Peter.
Poghos m Armenian
Armenian form of Paul.
Pridon m Georgian
Georgian form of Fereydoun. It appears in the 12th-century Georgian epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin, in which Pridon (fully Nuradin-Pridon) is a friend of Avtandil and Tariel.
Pridoni m Georgian
Form of Pridon with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Qasım m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Qasim.
Qulu m Azerbaijani
Means "servant" in Azerbaijani. It is sometimes used as the second part of compound names.
Qurban m Urdu, Azerbaijani
From Arabic قربان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice, sacrificial animal". It is associated with the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, which features the ritual sacrifice of an animal.
Rafayel m Armenian
Armenian form of Raphael.
Rəhman m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rahman.
Ramaz m Georgian
Possibly a Georgian form of Ramadan. It appears in the 12th-century Georgian epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin.
Ramazan m Turkish, Azerbaijani, Avar, Kazakh, Circassian, Albanian
Form of Ramadan in several languages.
Ramazi m Georgian
Form of Ramaz with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Ramin m Persian, Azerbaijani
Derived from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭠𐭬 (rʾm) meaning "peace, joy". This is the name of a character in the Persian epic Vis and Ramin, written by the 11th-century poet Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani.
Ramiz m Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Albanian
Means "indicating, signalling" in Arabic, a derivative of رمز (ramaza) meaning "to make a sign, to indicate".
Ramzan m Chechen, Urdu
Chechen and Urdu form of Ramadan.
Rəşad m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rashad.
Rəsul m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rasul.
Revaz m Georgian
Possibly of Persian origin meaning "wealthy, successful".
Revazi m Georgian
Form of Revaz with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Reziko m Georgian
Diminutive of Revaz.
Rizvan m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ridwan.
Roland m English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Albanian, Georgian, Carolingian Cycle
From the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and lant meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave".... [more]
Rostom m Georgian
Georgian form of Rostam.
Rouben m Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ռուբեն (see Ruben).
Röya f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Roya.
Rübabə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rubab.
Ruben m Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, French, Italian, Armenian, Biblical Latin
Form of Reuben in several languages. This was the name of an 11th-century Armenian ruler of Cilicia.
Rudolf m German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Dutch, Russian, Armenian
From the Germanic name Hrodulf, which was derived from the elements hruod meaning "fame" and wolf meaning "wolf". It was borne by three kings of Burgundy and a king of West Francia, as well as several Habsburg rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria. Anthony Hope used this name for the hero in his popular novel The Prisoner of Zenda (1894).
Rüqəyya f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ruqayya.
Rusiko f Georgian
Diminutive of Rusudan.
Ruska f Georgian
Diminutive of Rusudan.
Ruslan m Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen, Ingush, Avar, Circassian, Indonesian, Malay
Form of Yeruslan used by Aleksandr Pushkin in his poem Ruslan and Ludmila (1820), which was loosely based on Russian and Tatar folktales of Yeruslan Lazarevich.
Rüstəm m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rostam.
Rusudan f Georgian
Possibly derived from Persian روز (rūz) meaning "day". This name was borne by a 13th-century ruling queen of Georgia.
Rusudani f Georgian
Form of Rusudan with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Ruzanna f Armenian
Elaboration of Ruzan, perhaps influenced by Rosanna.
Rza m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rida.
Saba 1 m Georgian
Georgian form of Sabas.
Şəbnəm f Azerbaijani
Means "dew" in Azerbaijani, of Persian origin.
Səccad m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sajjad.
Sadıq m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sadiq.
Sahak m Armenian
Armenian form of Isaac. This was the name of a 5th-century patriarch of the Armenian Church.
Səid m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Said.
Said m Arabic, Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen, Avar, Indonesian, Malay
Means "happy, lucky" in Arabic, from سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
Səidə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Saida.
Səkinə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sakina.
Salome f English (Rare), German (Rare), Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From an Aramaic name that was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". According to the historian Josephus this was the name of the daughter of Herodias (the consort of Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee). In the New Testament, though a specific name is not given, it was a daughter of Herodias who danced for Herod and was rewarded with the head of John the Baptist, and thus Salome and the dancer have traditionally been equated.... [more]
Şamil m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shamil.
Səmra f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Samra.
Samvel m Armenian
Armenian form of Samuel.
Sandro m Italian, Georgian
Short form of Alessandro (Italian) or Aleksandre (Georgian). Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) was an Italian Renaissance artist, the painter of The Birth of Venus and other famous works.
Sargis m Armenian
Armenian form of Sergius.
Sarkis m Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Sargis.
Selcan f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkic Mythology
The name of a princess of Trebizond who marries the hero Kan Turali in the 14th-century Turkic epic the Book of Dede Korkut. It is sometimes spelled Selcen in Turkish and Saljan in English translations. The Turkic origin is uncertain, but it is often associated with the name elements sel "flood, stream, torrent" and can "soul, life", derived from Arabic سيل (sayl) and Persian جان (jān) respectively.
Sergi m Catalan, Georgian
Catalan and Georgian form of Sergius.
Sergo m Georgian, Armenian
Georgian form of Sergius.
Sevan f & m Armenian
From the name of the largest lake in Armenia, which may be from the Urartian word suinia simply meaning "lake".
Shalva m Georgian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 13th-century Georgian hero, considered a saint in the Georgian Church.
Shamil m Arabic, Kazakh, Avar, Chechen, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "comprehensive, universal" in Arabic, a derivative of شمل (shamila) meaning "to contain".
Sidonia f Late Roman, Georgian
Feminine form of Sidonius. This is the name of a legendary saint from Georgia. She and her father Abiathar were supposedly converted by Saint Nino from Judaism to Christianity.
Simon 1 m English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Σίμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʿon) meaning "hearing, listening", derived from שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear, to listen". This name is spelled Simeon, based on Greek Συμεών, in many translations of the Old Testament, where it is borne by the second son of Jacob. The New Testament spelling may show influence from the otherwise unrelated Greek name Simon 2.... [more]
Simoni m Georgian
Form of Simon 1 with the Georgian nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Siran f Armenian
Short form of Siranush.
Sirvart f Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Sirvard.
Sofi f Armenian, Swedish, Spanish
Armenian form of Sophie, as well as a Swedish and Spanish short form of Sofia.
Sofya f Russian, Armenian
Russian and Armenian form of Sophia.
Solmaz f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Persian
Means "unfading, unwilting" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, a negative form of the Turkic root sol "to fade, to wilt".
Sopio f Georgian
Georgian form of Sophia.
Soslan m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Sosruko.
Soso m Georgian
Diminutive of Ioseb.
Stepan m Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian form of Stephanos (see Stephen).
Stepane m Georgian
Georgian form of Stephanos (see Stephen).
Sübhan m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Subhan.
Süleyman m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish form of Solomon. Süleyman the Magnificent was a sultan of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. He expanded Ottoman territory into Europe and Persia, reformed the government, and completed several great building projects.
Suren m Parthian, Armenian
Derived from Avestan 𐬯𐬏𐬭𐬀 (sūra) meaning "strong, powerful". This was the name of a Parthian noble family. A notable member was the military commander known as Suren or Surena, who defeated the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae in the 1st century BC.
Susanna f Italian, Catalan, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, Dutch, English, Armenian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
From Σουσάννα (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshanna). This was derived from the Hebrew word שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose"), perhaps ultimately from Egyptian sšn "lotus". In the Old Testament Apocrypha this is the name of a woman falsely accused of adultery. The prophet Daniel clears her name by tricking her accusers, who end up being condemned themselves. It also occurs in the New Testament belonging to a woman who ministers to Jesus.... [more]
Svetlana f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Armenian, Georgian
Derived from Russian свет (svet) meaning "light, world". It was popularized by the poem Svetlana (1813) by the poet Vasily Zhukovsky. It is sometimes used as a translation of Photine.
Syuzanna f Armenian, Russian
Armenian form of Susanna, as well as a Russian variant.
Syuzi f Armenian
Diminutive of Syuzanna.
Tahirə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani feminine form of Tahir.
Takouhi f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թագուհի (see Taguhi).
Talin f Armenian
From the name of an Armenian town (meaning unknown), which is home to a famous 7th-century cathedral.
Taline f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թալին (see Talin).
Tamar f Hebrew, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "date palm" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah and later his wife. This was also the name of a daughter of King David. She was raped by her half-brother Amnon, leading to his murder by her brother Absalom. The name was borne by a 12th-century ruling queen of Georgia who presided over the kingdom at the peak of its power.
Tamara f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Hungarian, English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Lithuanian, Georgian
Russian form of Tamar. Russian performers such as Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), Tamara Drasin (1905-1943), Tamara Geva (1907-1997) and Tamara Toumanova (1919-1996) introduced it to the English-speaking world. It rapidly grew in popularity in the United States starting in 1957. Another famous bearer was the Polish cubist painter Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980).
Tamari f Georgian
Form of Tamar with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Tamaz m Georgian
Georgian form of Tahmasp.
Tamazi m Georgian
Form of Tamaz with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Tamerlan m Chechen, Kazakh, Ingush, Ossetian, Azerbaijani
Form of Tīmūr e Lang (see Timur) used in several languages.
Taniel m Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Daniel.
Tarana f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Təranə.
Tariel m Literature, Georgian
Created by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. He may have based it on Persian تاجور (tājvar) meaning "king" or تار (tār) meaning "dark, obscure" combined with یل (yal) meaning "hero". In the poem Tariel, the titular knight who wears a panther skin, is an Indian prince who becomes a companion of Avtandil.
Taron m Armenian
From the name of a region in historic Armenia (now in Turkey).
Tatev f Armenian
From the name of the Tatev monastery in southern Armenia.
Tatiana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, French, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Greek, Georgian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as Татьяна) and Eastern Europe. It was not regularly used in the English-speaking world until the 1980s.
Taymuraz m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Tahmuras.
Tea f Croatian, Slovene, Finnish, Georgian
Short form of Dorothea, Theodora and other names containing a similar sound.
Tedore m Georgian
Georgian form of Theodore.
Teimuraz m Georgian
Georgian form of Tahmuras. This was the name of several kings who ruled over kingdoms located in what is now modern Georgia.
Teimurazi m Georgian
Form of Teimuraz with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Tekla f Swedish, Latvian, Georgian, Hungarian, Polish (Archaic)
Form of Thekla in several languages.
Telman m Azerbaijani
Soviet-era name derived from the usual Azerbaijani spelling of the surname of the German communist party leader Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944; see Thälmann).
Temo m Georgian
Short form of Teimuraz.
Temur m Georgian, Uzbek
Georgian and Uzbek form of Timur.
Temuri m Georgian
Form of Temur with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Teo m & f Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian
Short form of Teodoro and other names that begin with Teo. In Georgian this is a feminine name, a short form of Teona.
Teona f Georgian
Georgian form of Theano.
Terenti m Georgian, Russian
Georgian form of Terentius (see Terence). It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Терентий (see Terentiy).
Timur m Tatar, Chechen, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkish, Russian, History
From the Turkic and Mongol name Temür meaning "iron". This was the name of several Mongol, Turkic and Yuan leaders. A notable bearer was Timur, also known as Tamerlane (from Persian تیمور لنگ (Tīmūr e Lang) meaning "Timur the lame"), a 14th-century Turkic leader who conquered large areas of western Asia.
Tina f English, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Georgian
Short form of Christina, Martina and other names ending in tina. In addition to these names, it is also used in Dutch as a short form of Catharina, in Swedish and Croatian as a short form of Katarina, and in Georgian as a short form of Tinatin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-2023), born Anna Mae Bullock.
Tinatin f Georgian, Literature
Possibly related to Georgian სინათლე (sinatle) meaning "light". The name was devised by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin, in which Tinatin is the ruler of Arabia and the lover of Avtandil.
Tinatini f Georgian
Form of Tinatin with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Toma 2 m Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Georgian
Form of Thomas used in several languages.
Tornike m Georgian
Georgian form of Greek Τορνίκιος (Tornikios) or Τορνίκης (Tornikes), the name of a prominent Byzantine family that was of Armenian or Georgian descent. The family name may be derived from Armenian թոռնիկ (tornik), a diminutive of թոռն (torn) meaning "grandchild". Usage as a given name probably began in honour of the family, a notable member of which was a saint.
Toros m Armenian
Armenian form of Theodore.
Tsisana f Georgian
Probably derived from Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky", the genitive case of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven". This is also an alternative Georgian word for the forget-me-not flower.
Tsisia f Georgian
Derived from Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky", the genitive case of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven".
Tsiuri f Georgian
Means "heavenly, celestial" in Georgian, a derivative of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven".
Turan m & f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian توران (Tūrān), a historical region in Central Asia, originally inhabited by nomadic Iranian peoples. It is traditionally said to mean "land of Tur". The place is mentioned frequently in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.
Ülvi m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ulvi.
Ülviyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani feminine form of Ulvi.
Ümmügülsüm f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Umm Kulthum.
Vahagn m Armenian Mythology, Armenian
Armenian form of Vərəthraghna (see Bahram). In Armenian mythology this was the name of the heroic god of war.
Vahe m Armenian
Possibly from Old Persian 𐎺𐎢 (vahu) meaning "good". This was the name of a semi-legendary 4th-century BC Armenian king.
Vahid m Persian, Azerbaijani
Persian and Azerbaijani form of Wahid.
Vakhtang m Georgian
Possibly from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 𐎫𐎵𐎢 (varka tanu) meaning "wolf-bodied". This name was borne by several kings of Georgia.
Valeri m Bulgarian, Georgian, Russian
Bulgarian and Georgian form of Valerius, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Валерий (see Valeriy).
Valerian m Russian, Georgian, Romanian, History
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name Valerius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Roman emperor (Publius Licinius Valerianus) who was captured by the Persians. Several saints have also borne this name, including a 2nd-century martyr of Lyons.
Vano m Georgian
Diminutive of Ivane.
Vaqif m Azerbaijani
From Persian واقف (vāqef) meaning "informed, knowledgeable, aware", a derivative of Arabic وقف (waqafa) meaning "to stop, to inquire". This was the pen name of Molla Pənah, an 18th-century Azerbaijani poet and statesman.
Varlaam m Russian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Russian and Georgian form of Barlaam.
Vartan m Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Vardan.
Vartouhi f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Վարդուհի (see Varduhi).
Vasil m Bulgarian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Georgian, Albanian
Form of Basil 1 in several languages.
Vaso 1 m Georgian, Serbian
Diminutive of Vasil or Vasilije.
Vazgen m Armenian
Meaning unknown, possibly of Persian origin.
Veriko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Vera 1.
Viktoria f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Greek, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Belarusian
German, Scandinavian and Greek variant of Victoria. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Виктория or Ukrainian Вікторія (see Viktoriya) or Belarusian Вікторыя (see Viktoryia), as well as the usual Georgian transcription.
Viktorya f Armenian
Armenian form of Victoria.
Vladimer m Georgian
Georgian form of Vladimir.
Vosgi f & m Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Voski.
Vugar m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Vüqar.
Vüqar m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Waqar.
Vüsala f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Vüsalə.
Vüsalə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Vüsal.
Xədicə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khadija.
Yervand m Armenian
Armenian form of Orontes.
Yervant m Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Yervand.
Yeva f Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian form of Eve.
Yunis m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jonah.
Yusif m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yusuf.
Yusup m Indonesian, Avar, Uyghur
Indonesian, Avar and Uyghur form of Yusuf.
Zaal m Georgian
Georgian form of Zal.
Zabel f Armenian
Armenian form of Isabel. A 13th-century ruling queen of Cilician Armenia bore this name.
Zəhra f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zahra 1.
Zakaria m Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Arabic
Georgian, Malay and Indonesian form of Zechariah and Zacharias, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).
Zaur m Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen, Georgian
Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen and Georgian form of Zawar.
Zelimkhan m Chechen
Combination of the name Salim and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Zemfira f Azerbaijani, Tatar, Bashkir, Literature
Meaning unknown, possibly of Romani origin. This name was (first?) used by Aleksandr Pushkin in his poem The Gypsies (1827).
Zeyd m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zayd.
Zeynəb f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zaynab.
Zeynab f Persian, Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Persian زینب (see Zeinab) or Azerbaijani Zeynəb.
Züleyxa f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zuleika.
Zümrüd f Azerbaijani
Means "emerald" in Azerbaijani, of Persian origin.
Zurab m Georgian
Georgian form of Sohrab.
Zviadi m Georgian
Form of Zviad with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.