Dagestani
names are used in Dagestan, a federal subject of Russia.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
APANNI m LakDerived from the Ottoman Turkish title افندي
(efendi) meaning "lord, master".
AYZANAT f Chechen, DagestaniDerived from Turkic
ay meaning "moon, month" combined with Persian زن
(zan) meaning "woman, wife".
BALAKYZ Балакыз f DagestaniDerived from
бала (bala) meaning "child" and
кыз (kyz) meaning "girl".
BORANBIYKE Боранбийке f DagestaniDerived from
боран (boran) meaning "hurricane" and
бийке (biyke) meaning "mistress".
ELKHAN m Azerbaijani, Dagestani, LezginFrom Proto-Semitic
*ʾil- meaning "deity, god" (see
EL or
ALLAH) or Turkic
el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with the Mongolian title хан
(khan) meaning "leader, ruler, commander".
ELMURZA m Chechen, DagestaniFrom Turkic
el meaning "nation, country, homeland" or Proto-Semitic
*ʾil- meaning "god, deity" combined with the Persian title میرزا
(mirzâ) "
MIRZA, prince".
FAZU f Avar (Rare)Possibly a form of
FAIZA. A known bearer was Fazu Alieva (1932-2016), a Soviet poet of Dagestani Avar origin.
GAMZAT-BEK ХӀамзат Бек m AvarCombination of
KHAMZAT and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master". A beater is Gamzat-Bek (1789-1834), an Imam of Dagestan / Caucasian Imamate and of Avar ancestry.
KAMALUTDIN m DagestaniMeans "perfection of religion", derived from Arabic كمال (kamal) meaning "perfection" and دين (din) meaning "religion".
MAKHACH m Avar (Russified)Means "our hajj", derived from Persian ما
(ma) meaning "we, our" combined with Arabic حج
(hajj) meaning "hajj, pilgrimage". This was the nickame of Dagestani revolutionary Magomed-Ali Dakhadaev (1882-1918), the namesake of the city of
Makhachkala.
MESEDU Меседу f AvarDerived from Avar месед
(mesed) meaning "gold".
MUSLIM Муслим m Arabic, Indonesian, Chechen, Ingush, Kazakh, Malay, Avar, Lezgin, UrduName for a follower of
Islam, ultimately from Arabic أسلم
(aslama) meaning "to surrender, to submit".
RABADAN m DarginDargin form of
RAMADAN. Another source suggests that it is derived from Arabic رب
(rabb) meaning "master, lord, king" and Persian دانا
(dana) meaning "wise, learned".
SHAPI Шапи m AvarDerived from Arabic شافي
(shafi) meaning "healing, curing".
SHIRVANI m Chechen, LakMeans "land of lions", derived from Persian شیر
(šir) meaning "lion".
TAYMASKHAN m Chechen, KumykDerived from Turkic таймас
(taymas) meaning "a child whose life's path does not die" combined with the Turkic title
Khan meaning "ruler, leader".
VEZIRKHAN m Dagestani, LezginDerived from the Arabic title وَزِير
(wazīr) denoting a minister or adviser combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "ruler, leader".
ZALBIKA f Chechen, DagestaniPossibly from Arabic زَالَ
(zāla) "to continue" or Persian زال
(zâl) "albino" combined with Turkic
bika meaning "lady, girl".
ZAREMA f Chechen, Crimean Tatar, Dagestani, Ingush, KazakhMeaning 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
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