Georgian
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Georgian language is the south caucasian languages which has own alphabet.
Georgian names usually ends:
- -shvili: which means "child of..." (historical eastern Georgia) - Amiran Papinashvili
- -dze: which means "son of..." (historical western Georgia) - Irakli Tsirikidze
- -uri or -uli or -eli: this end is typical for eastern highlanders from Kavkaz (Tusheti, Khevsureti for example) - Zurab Zviadauri
- -ani: this end is typical for Svani peoples (western highlanders from Kavkaz) - Varlam Liparteliani
- -ia or -ua or -ava: these ends are typical for Samegrelo region close to Abkhazia and Svaneti - Giorgi Zantaraia
- -shi: this end is typical for people who now mostly live in Turkey (old territory of Georgian Kingdom) and Batumi region - Beka Tugushi
Name | Nicknames (diminutives) | English version |
---|---|---|
Nikolozi | Niko, Nika | Nicolas |
Giorgi | Gio | George |
Daviti | Dato | David |
Irakli, Erekle | Ira | Heracles |
Aleksandre | Sandro | Alexander |
Beka | ||
Luka | ||
Saba | ||
Lasha | ||
Avtantili | Avto | |
Varlami | Valeri | Bartholomew |
Levani | Leva | |
Zurabi | Zura |