Varlam is both a masculine given name and a surname derived from the saint's name
Barlaam, used predominantly in
Orthodox cultures. Notable people with the name include:
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Varlam Cherkezishvili (1846–1925), Georgian politician and journalist
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Varlam Gelovani (1878–1915), Georgian lawyer and politician
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Varlam Avanesov (1884–1930), Armenian Bolshevik and Soviet communist politician
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Varlam Shalamov (1907–1982), Russian writer, journalist and poet
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Varlam Kilasonia (born 1967), Georgian footballer and manager
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Claudiu Varlam
Claudiu Varlam (born 31 May 1975 in Braşov, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to ...
(born 1975), Romanian aerobic gymnast
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Varlam Liparteliani (born 1989), Georgian judoka
See also
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Barlaam (disambiguation)
Barlaam may refer to:
* Barlaam, legendary Christian saint, teacher of prince Josaphat in India in the Barlaam and Josaphat tale
*Barlaam of Antioch (died 304), Christian martyr
*Barlaam of Kiev (11th century), saint in the Russian Orthodox Church ...
, the Western form
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Varlaam (disambiguation)
Varlaam is a variant of the saint's name Barlaam, used in the Orthodox churches due to the Byzantine sound shift from /b/ to /v/. A shortened form is Varlam. It may refer to:
Places Greece
* Varlaam, Greece, a village in the southern Ioannin ...
, another Eastern Orthodox form
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Varlamov
Varlamov (russian: Варла́мов, IPA: ) is a Russian or Ukrainian masculine surname, derived from the saint's name Barlaam. Its feminine counterpart is Varlamova (russian: Варла́мова, IPA: ). It may refer to:
People
* Aleksandr Va ...
, an East Slavic surname derived from ''Varlam''
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Georgian masculine given names
Masculine given names