Ossetian
names are used in Ossetia, which is a region split by Russia and Georgia.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
BASHKORTOSTAN Башкортостан (Political Subdivision) Abkhaz, Bulgarian, Buryat, English, Hebrew, Indonesian, Komi, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Ossetian, Russian, Tatar, Ukrainian, YakutFrom Bashkir Башҡортостан
(Bashqortostan), which is from башҡорт
(bashqort), the name of the people, combined with the Persian suffix -ستان
(-stan) meaning "land of"...
[more] DZÆUDZHYQÆU Дзӕуджыхъӕу (Settlement) OssetianMeans "Dzaug's settlement" in Ossetian, from the given name Дзæуыг
(Dzæuyg) (referring to Dzaug Bugulov, an 18th-century figure believed to be the founder of the city) and Ossetian хъæу
(qæu) meaning "village, settlement"...
[more] IRYSTON Ирыстон (Region) OssetianFrom Ossetian ир
(ir), the ethnic name of the Ossetian people, combined with the Persian suffix ستان
(stân) meaning "land of". This is the Ossetian name for
Ossetia.
KALAK Калак (Settlement) OssetianDerived from Georgian ქალაქი
(kalaki) meaning "town, city". This is another Ossetian name for
Tbilisi.
KAVKAZ Кавказ (Region) Avar, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chechen, Chuvash, Croatian, Czech, Ingush, Karachay-Balkar, Kazakh, Lezgin, Macedonian, Ossetian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Tatar, Ukrainian, UzbekForm of
CAUCASUS.
MAKHACHKALA Махачкала (Settlement) Russian, Armenian, Belarusian, English, Indonesian, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Ossetian, Tagalog, Tatar, Ukrainian, UrduMeans "Makhach's fortress", from the given name
MAKHACH and Kumyk къала
(qala) meaning "fortress". This is the name of the capital city of Dagestan, named in honour of Magomed-Ali "Makhach" Dadaev (1882-1918), a Dagestani revolutionary.
NAZRAN Назрань (Settlement) Russian, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Greek, Norwegian, Ossetian, Portuguese, Persian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Tatar, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, UzbekFrom Ingush Наьсаре
(Nasare) possibly from Нясара
(Nyasara), supposedly the name of the first person to settle in the region. This is the name of a town in Ingushetia that served as the republic's capital until 2000.
SOMIKH Сомих (Country) OssetianMeans "Armenian" in Ossetian, ultimately from Georgian სომეხი
(somexi). This is the Ossetian name for
Armenia.
UFA Уфа (Settlement & River) Russian, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Buryat, Chechen, Crimean Tatar, Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Estonian, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Ossetian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tatar, Thai, Turkish, Udmurt, Ukrainian, UzbekFrom Bashkir Өфө
(Öfö), which is of uncertain origin and meaning. It may be derived from the Iranian root
ap meaning "water". This is the name of the capital city of
Bashkortostan as well a river that runs through the Ural Mountains...
[more] ULAN-UDE Улан-Удэ (Settlement) Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Belarusian, Chechen, Chuvash, Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Kyrgyz, Norwegian, Ossetian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tatar, Ukrainian, YakutFrom Buryat Улаан-Үдэ
(Ulaan-Ude) meaning "red Uda", derived from Buryat улаан
(ulaan) meaning "red" and Үдэ
(Ude) referring to the Uda River. The name was originally given to reflect the Soviet Union's communist ideology...
[more] URUMCHI Урумчи (Settlement) Uyghur, Armenian, Bulgarian, Chechen, Chuvash, Georgian, Hindi, Lezgin, Ossetian, Russian, Ukrainian, Urdu, UzbekUyghur alternate transcription of
ÜRÜMCHI as well as the form of
ÜRÜMQI used in various languages.