Georgian name

[1] According to the Public Service Hall the most common Georgian names are:[2] Males: Giorgi, Davit, Zurab, Levan, Aleksandre, Irakli, Mikheil, Tamaz, Nikoloz and Avtandil.

Females: Nino, Tamar, Mariam, Maia, Nana, Ketevan, Natela, Manana, Natia, Eka and Ana.

), patronymic, or derived from the profession, social status, position, or title, which was hereditary in the family (such as Amilakhvari, Amirejibi, Eristavi etc.).

There are some very rare Georgian surnames like Jolbordi, Galogre, Lapachi, Molodini, Shermadini, Sivsive, Megvinetukhutsesi etc.

According to the Public Service Hall the most common Georgian surnames are:[4] Beridze, Kapanadze, Gelashvili, Maisuradze, Giorgadze, Lomidze, Tsiklauri, Bolkvadze, Kvaratskhelia and Nozadze.

Saint Nino (left) and Saint George (right) depicted on a fresco at the Metekhi Church . Nino is the most common feminine name in Georgia, as she converted the Georgians to Christianity in the early 4th century. Giorgi (i. e. George) is the most common masculine name in Georgia and is considered to be the patron saint of the country.