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Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

: ზურაბ) is a Georgian masculine given name. It derives from the

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, a name of the legendary warrior from

Ferdowsi Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi ( fa, ; 940 – 1019/1025 CE), also Firdawsi or Ferdowsi (), was a Persians, Persian poet and the author of ''Shahnameh'' ("Book of Kings"), which is one of the world's longest epic poetry, epic poems created by a sin ...

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Shahnameh The ''Shahnameh'' or ''Shahnama'' ( fa, شاهنامه, Šāhnāme, lit=The Book of Kings, ) is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50,00 ...

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Zurab Adeishvili Zurab Adeishvili ( ka, ზურაბ ადეიშვილი) (born July 27, 1972) is a Georgian lawyer and politician, serving as the Minister of Justice of Georgia from November 2008 to October 2012. Early life Adeishvili was born in th ...

(born 1972), Georgian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice of Georgia since 2008 *

Zurab Arziani Zurab Malkhazovich Arziani (born 19 October 1987) is a Georgian footballer. He also holds Russian citizenship. Career On 21 January 2015, Arziani and FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk cancelled their contract by mutual consent. Personal life H ...

(born 1987), Georgian footballer *

Zurab Avalishvili Zurab Avalishvili ( ka, ზურაბ ავალიშვილი; 1876 – May 21, 1944) was a Georgian historian, jurist and diplomat in the service of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921). He was also known as Zurab Davidovich A ...

(1876–1944), Georgian historian, jurist and diplomat *

Zurab Azmaiparashvili Zurab Azmaiparashvili ( ka, ზურაბ აზმაიფარაშვილი; born 16 March 1960) is a chess grandmaster from Georgia. His peak Elo rating was 2702, achieved in July 2003. Career Azmaiparashvili became a Grandmaster in ...

(born 1960), chess Grandmaster from Georgia *

Zurab Ionanidze Zurab Ionanidze ( ka, ზურაბ იონანიძე; born 2 December 1971) is a former Georgian footballer, of ethnic Assyrian extraction. Club career Ionanidze previously played for FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi and FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novg ...

(born 1971), footballer for FC Zestafoni, in Georgia's Umaglesi Liga *

Zurab Khizanishvili Zurab Khizanishvili ( ka, ზურაბ ხიზანიშვილი; born 6 October 1981) is a Georgian football coach, currently the assistant manager of Georgia U-21, and former footballer who played as a defender. Club career Early ...

(born 1981), Georgian professional football player who plays for Reading *

Zurab Mamaladze Zurab Mamaladze ( ka, ზურაბ მამალაძე) (born 2 October 1982 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian footballer who plays for Merani Martvili. Since Grigol Chanturia left for FC Sioni Bolnisi, Mamaladze was signed by FC Zestafoni ...

(born 1982), Georgian association footballer who plays for Zestaponi *

Zurab Menteshashvili Zurab Menteshashvili ( ka, ზურაბ მენთეშაშვილი; born 30 January 1980) is a former football (soccer), football midfielder (football), midfielder from Georgia (country), Georgia. Club career Menteshashvili previousl ...

(born 1980), football midfielder from Georgia *

Zurab Nadarejshvili Zurab Nadareishvili ( ka, ზურაბ ნადარეიშვილი; born 4 January 1957) is a Georgian people, Georgian composer and academic. Biography Nadareishvili was born in Poti, Georgia, where he went to primary and music ...

(born 1957), Georgian composer *

Zurab Noghaideli Zurab Nogaideli ( ka, ზურაბ ნოღაიდელი) (born 22 October 1964) is a Georgian businessman and a politician who served as the Prime Minister of Georgia from February 2005 until he resigned, citing health problems, on 16 N ...

(born 1964), Georgian businessman, politician, Prime Minister of Georgia 2005–2007 *

Zurab Pochkhua Zurab Pochkhua ( ka, ზურაბ ფოჩხუა) (born July 11, 1963) is a Georgian colonel. He was the commander of Georgian Air Force from September 15, 2008. to 2010. In 1998 Pochkhua finished short courses of air defense at Zhukov Co ...

(born 1963), Georgian colonel and Commander of Georgian Air Forces since 2008 *

Zurab Pololikashvili Zurab Pololikashvili (born in Tbilisi on 12 January 1977) is a Georgian politician and diplomat, currently serving as Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization. From 2005 to 2009 he was Georgian deputy Foreign Minister, and he served as ...

(born 1977), Georgian politician, diplomat, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization *

Zurab Rtveliashvili Zurab Rtveliashvili (16 October 1967 – 20 April 2021) was a Georgian poet and multi-media performer. Rtveliashvili was born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. He is featured in the 2009 documentary film ''At the Top of My Voice''. In 2010, Rtveliashvili ...

, Georgian poet and multi-media performer *

Zurab Sakandelidze Zurab Aleksandrovich Sakandelidze ( ka, ზურაბ საკანდელიძე; russian: Зураб Александрович Саканделидзе; August 9, 1945 – January 25, 2004) was a Georgian basketball player who won g ...

(1945–2004), Georgian basketball player *

Zurab Sanaya Zurab Vladimirovich Sanaya (russian: Зураб Владимирович Саная; born 15 April 1968) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1985 for FC Nart ...

(born 1968), Russian professional football coach and a former player *

Zurab Semyonovich Tsereteli Zurab Semyonovich Tsereteli ( ka, ზურაბ წერეთელი; March 21, 1953 – 14 January 1992) was a Georgian professional footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1973 for FC Dinamo T ...

(born 1953), retired Georgian professional footballer *

Zurab Tchiaberashvili Zurab Tchiaberashvili ( ka, ზურაბ ჭიაბერაშვილი, also spelled Chiaberashvili) (born 6 June 1972) is a Georgian politician and diplomat. He currently is a leading figure in the opposition European Georgia, after most ...

(born 1972), Georgian political rights activist, politician, philosopher and journalist *

Zurab Tsereteli Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli ( ka, ზურაბ კონსტანტინეს ძე წერეთელი, russian: Зураб Константинович Церетели; born 4 January 1934) is a Georgian-Russian painter, sc ...

(born 1934), controversial Georgian painter, sculptor and architect, President of the Russian Academy of Arts *

Zurab Tsiklauri Zurab Sergeyevich Tsiklauri (russian: Зураб Серге́евич Циклаури; born 3 June 1974) is a former Russian professional footballer of Georgian descent. Club career He made his professional debut in the Russian Premier League ...

(born 1974), retired Russian professional footballer *

Zurab Zhvania Zurab Zhvania ( ka, ზურაბ ჟვანია; 9 December 1963 – 3 February 2005) was a Georgian politician, who served as Prime Minister of Georgia and Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia. Zhvania began his political career ...

(1963–2005), Georgian politician, Prime Minister of Georgia and Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia *

Zurab Zviadauri Zurab Zviadauri (born July 2, 1981) is a Georgian judoka who competed in the Men's 90 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal, the first for Georgia. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program. He also won ...

(born 1981), Georgian judoka

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