Names Categorized "epic characters"

Avtandil is a masculine given name of Georgian origin, best known from the medieval epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. It was created by the 12th-century Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for the poem's protagonist, a va...

Črtomir is a Slovene male given name, known as the hero of the Slovene national epic Baptism on the Savica (1835) by France Prešeren. The name is composed of the Slovene element črt meaning "hatred" and the Common Slavic...

Darejan is a Georgian feminine given name, derived from the second part of the name Nestan-Darejan, which was created by the 12th-century Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for a character in his epic poem The Knight in the P...

Nala 1 is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, primarily used in Hindu contexts. The name means "stem" in Sanskrit, but its deeper significance is rooted in Indian mythology.In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, Nala...

Nestan is a Georgian feminine given name, derived from the first part of the compound name Nestan-Darejan. This latter name was created by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic The Knight in the Pan...

Nestan-Darejan is a Georgian feminine given name created by the 12th-century poet Shota Rustaveli for a central character in his epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin. Rustaveli coined the name from the Persian phra...