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The name Tengiz: meaning and origin

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Is your name Tengiz? It is of Turkic origin and means sea. Wide, deep and strong, just like the sea itself.

๐ŸŒŠ Where does the name Tengiz come from and what does it mean?

The name comes from a Turkic word meaning sea or ocean. The sea stands for depth, open space and untamed power: calm and storm in one name.

In Georgia the name is well known and has been carried by many remarkable people.

๐ŸŽฌ Famous people named Tengiz

In the history of Georgian cinema the name belongs to a great director, Tengiz Abuladze: his film Repentance won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987. In sport there is footballer Tengiz Sulakvelidze, who played for the USSR at the 1982 World Cup and won silver at Euro 1988.

โš“ What character is linked to the name Tengiz?

People say Tengizes are big-hearted, generous and very steady. Like the sea: calm on the surface, with great strength hidden in the depths.

๐Ÿ”ข The numerology number of Tengiz

Your name can be read in numbers too. In the Georgian alphabet every letter has a number value: แƒ is 1, แƒ‘ is 2, แƒ’ is 3 and so on.

The letters of Tengiz in Georgian (แƒ—แƒ”แƒœแƒ’แƒ˜แƒ–) add up to 84, which reduces to 3. In numerology, 3 is the number of creativity, communication and joy.

It is a playful tradition rather than science, but isn't it fun to see how well it fits?