Abkhaz
names are used by
Abkhaz speakers in Abkhazia, a disputed region in Georgia.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ADLEIBA Адлеиба AbkhazMost likely from the given name
Adlei, itself derived from Arabic عَادِل
(ʿādil) meaning "fair, just", combined with Abkhaz аҧа
(āpā) meaning "son"... [
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AGRBA Агрба AbkhazMost likely derived from Abkhaz агыруа
(ā́gər-uā) meaning "Mingrelian, farm labourer, serf", historically used to refer to the Mingrelians, an ethic sub-group of the Georgians. Alternatively, it could be from Abkhaz агара
(āgārā) meaning "to take" or "to bring"... [
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AKHBA Ахба AbkhazDerived from Abkhaz
akhba meaning "elder" or аб
(āb) "father".
ARDZINBA Арӡынба AbkhazMeans "son of silver" from Abkhaz араʒны
(aradzny) meaning "silver" and аҧа
(apa) meaning "son".
ARISTAVA Арстаа AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz name Арстаа
(Arstaa) ultimately derived from the Ancient Greek personal name
ARISTARCHUS.
ARSHBA Аршба AbkhazMost likely from a contracted form of Arabic أَرْشَد
(ʾaršad) meaning "most sensible, most reasonable" or Persian ارشد
(arshad) "senior, superior, eldest" combined with Abkhaz аԥа
(āpā) "son".
ASHUBA Ашәба AbkhazPossibly from Abkhaz ашә
(āš°) meaning "cheese" or "beech" or ашәа
(āš°ā) meaning "song".
AVIDZBA Аҩыӡба AbkhazDerived from Georgian ავი
(avi) meaning "currish, severe, sullen" combined with ძე
(dze) "son" and Abkhaz аԥа
(āpā) "son". The name was most likely borne by Georgians under the spelling Avidze, which was modified with the Abkhaz suffix
-ba after migration to Abkhazia.
GAGULIA Гагәлиа AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz name
Dzug-ipa meaning "son of
Dzug", the name itself of Adyghe or Circassian origin of unknown meaning.
KHAJIMBA Ҳаџьымба AbkhazOf unknown meaning. A notable bearer is
RAUL Khajimba (1958-), the current President of Abkhazia.
KHARAZIA Ҳаразиа AbkhazThere are several theories on the origin of the name. It could be derived from Arabic حَارِس
(ḥāris) meaning "guard, guardian, defender", from a contraction of a Hebrew term, or from the Abkhaz word ҳара
(ḥārā́) meaning "we, ours" combined with the Abkhaz suffix
-ya or
-ia denoting descent.
KHASHBA Аҳашба AbkhazEither derived from Abkhaz ахацə
(āxācə) meaning "stone" or алашара
(ālāšārā) "light".
KORTAVA Кәартаа AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Кәартаа
(Kuartaa) of unknown meaning. During the reign of Stalin, the Abkhaz began adopting the Mingrelian spelling.
KUBRAVA Кәбраа AbkhazMingrelian form of an Abkhaz surname of unknown meaning.
KVITSINIA Кәыҵниа AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname
Kutsnia; the Abkhaz name was replaced by the Mingrelian spelling during the era of Joseph Stalin. It is most likely derived from Abkhaz икуцны иааз
(ikutsny iaaz) meaning "one who migrates", though the word квици
(kvitsi) has no real meaning in Abkhaz... [
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LABAKHUA Лабахәуа AbkhazAbkhaz name derived from Arabic لَاحَظَ
(lāḥaẓa) meaning "to notice, to look" combined with بَهِيجَة
(bahīja) meaning "delightful, joyous" (see
BAHIJA)... [
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LAKERBAIA Лакербаиа AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz aristocratic family name
Lakrba possibly from Abkhaz а-лакра
(a-lakra) meaning "in thickets, to catch in thickets" or "to rank, to include". It was most likely used to refer to a hunter or a member of a large group of peasants.
LAKOBA Лакоба AbkhazFrom the nickname
Lako, possibly meaning "swamp" in Abkhaz (denoting someone who lived in a marshy area).
SALAKAYA AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Шакар-ипа
(Shakar-ipa) meaning "son of
SHAKAR". The name itself may be derived from Persian شکر
(šakar) meaning "sugar" or from Arabic شَكَرَ
(šakara) meaning "to be thankful, to be grateful".