Save Type Settlement Usage Ossetian Scripts Дзӕуджыхъӕу(Ossetian) Pronounced Pron. DZAW-jə-kaw [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsDzawdzhyqaw Meaning & History Means "Dzaug's settlement" in Ossetian, from the name of 18th-century figure Dzaug Bugulov combined with Ossetian хъӕу (qau) meaning "village, settlement". This is the Ossetian name for Vladikavkaz.