ნინო
Georgian
Alternative forms
- ნინუცა (ninuca)
- ნინუკა (ninuḳa)
- ნინიკო (niniḳo)
- ნუცა (nuca)
Etymology
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”).
Derived terms
- ნინოშვილი (ninošvili)
References
- 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
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