Khanuma as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Khanuma

What is the meaning of the name Khanuma ?

The baby name Khanuma is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /xɑˈnumɑ/ (approx. kha-NOO-ma).

Khanuma is Georgian in Origin.

Khanuma is a Caucasian feminine given name derived from the Persian honorific khanom/khanum, widely spread through Turkic and Persianate courts and ultimately linked to the title khan. In Persian and neighboring languages it denotes 'lady', 'madam', or 'noblewoman', sometimes 'princess/consort'. The -a ending reflects Georgian and Russian naming patterns, turning the title into a personal name.

As a name, Khanuma gained currency in Georgia and the South Caucasus in the 19th-20th centuries, echoing the widespread social address khanum/hanim among Azerbaijani, Armenian, and Georgian communities under Persian and Ottoman influence. Its visibility was boosted by Avksenty Tsagareli's beloved 19th-century Georgian comedy Khanuma, whose matchmaking heroine bears the name. Variants and cognates include Khanum, Khanom (Persian), Hanim (Turkish), Xanim (Azerbaijani), and the Russified/Georgian form Khanuma or Khanouma. The name signals dignity, grace, and refined womanhood.

⚙ Khanuma is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 3 times, across 2 countries.