Save Type Settlement Usage Ossetian Scripts Дзӕуджыхъӕу(Ossetian) Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡zæw.d͡ʒə.qæw/ [key·simplify] 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.