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The name Teimuraz: meaning and origin

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Is your name Teimuraz? Your name is the Georgian form of the Persian Tahmuras. Several Georgian kings carried it, including the poet king Teimuraz I.

📜 Where does the name Teimuraz come from and what does it mean?

The name comes from the Persian Tahmuras, the name of a legendary king in the Iranian epic, Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. In Georgia it took root in the royal family: several Georgian kings and princes were called Teimuraz.

So your name carries the history of two ancient cultures at once.

👑 Famous people named Teimuraz

The best-known bearer is King Teimuraz I of Kakheti, who fought against Iranian rule and was also a gifted poet: he translated Persian poems and wrote a poem about the martyrdom of his mother, Queen Ketevan. The name was also carried by Prince Teimuraz Bagrationi, a scholar and historian who wrote the first critical history in the Georgian language.

🗡️ What character is linked to the name Teimuraz?

People say Teimurazes are proud, dignified and at the same time very emotional: like the poet king, they have both a sword and a verse in them. Friends often call a Teimuraz by the pet name Temo.

🔢 The numerology number of Teimuraz

What number hides in this royal name? In the Georgian alphabet every letter has a number value: ა is 1, ბ is 2, გ is 3 and so on.

The letters of Teimuraz in Georgian (თეიმურაზ) add up to 572, which reduces to 5. In numerology, 5 is the number of freedom, change and adventure.

It is a playful tradition rather than science, but it is fun to see how well it fits you.