The name Darejan: meaning and origin

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

Darejan comes from Nestan-Darejan, the heroine of Shota Rustaveli's epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. One version links Nestan-Darejan to a Persian phrase meaning roughly the matchless, the incomparable, though the etymology has not been fully settled.

For Georgians, Darejan is above all a name of beauty and dignity that has been heard in Georgian families for centuries.

👑 Famous people named Darejan

In Georgian history the name was carried by queens: Princess Darejan of Kakheti, who became Queen of Imereti in the 17th century, and Darejan Dadiani, the wife of King Erekle II. In literature the best known is, of course, Nestan-Darejan herself.

A name of beautiful and strong women, isn't it?

💛 What character is linked to the name Darejan?

People say Darejans are noble, proud and deeply loyal. Like Nestan, they have great inner strength: at first glance they seem gentle, but in hard times they are the ones who do not break.

🔢 The numerology number of Darejan

A name of queens has its own number too. 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 Darejan in Georgian (დარეჯან) add up to 8161, which reduces to 7. In numerology, 7 is the number of depth, intuition and the search for knowledge.

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