indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Political Subdivision
Usage Chechen
Scripts Нохчийчоь(Chechen)
Other Forms FormsNokhchicho, Noxçiyçö, Noxchicho, Noxchiycho
Meaning & History
From Chechen нохчий (nokhchiy), the plural of the endonym нохчо (nokhcho), combined with the suffix -чоь (-cho) meaning "place of". The ethnic name is believed to be derived from Nakh нах (nakh) meaning "people" or "man, person". This is the Chechen name for Chechnya.