ნინო
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Georgian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the name of Saint Nino, called Նունէ (Nunē) in Old Armenian sources, probably of Classical Syriac origin. Others relate it to the name of the Assyrian goddess of fertility — Nina (also called Ishtar), whence also Old Armenian Նանէ (Nanē, “Nane”).
Proper noun[edit]
ნინო • (nino)
- A female given name
Derived terms[edit]
- ნინოშვილი (ninošvili)
References[edit]
- ნინო in Zurab Chumburidze, What is your name?, 2003, Logospress, Tbilisi.
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1942–1962), “Նունէ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Personal Names] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press