Zurab (

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

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

Sohrab, 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 ...

's ''

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 ...

''. It may refer to: *

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 He ...

(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 Novgo ...

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

(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 (born 1964), Georgian businessman, politician, Prime Minister of Georgia 2005–2007 * Zurab Pochkhua (born 1963), Georgian colonel and Commander of Georgian Air Forces since 2008 * Zurab Pololikashvili (born 1977), Georgian politician, diplomat, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization * Zurab 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 (born 1968), Russian professional football coach and a former player * Zurab Semyonovich Tsereteli (born 1953), retired Georgian professional footballer * Zurab Tchiaberashvili (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 (born 1974), retired Russian professional footballer * Zurab Zhvania (1963–2005), Georgian politician, Prime Minister of Georgia and Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia * Zurab Zviadauri (born 1981), Georgian judoka

References

{{given name Georgian masculine given names