Submitted Name
Type Settlement
Usage English
[Meaning & History
From Georgian სოხუმი (sokhumi) of uncertain origin. It may be from Georgian ციხე (tsikhe) meaning "fortress" combined with the suffix ომი (omi) denoting a geographical location or from Svan ცხუმ (tskhum) meaning "hornbeam". This is the name of capital city of Abkhazia.