I have a question on Georgia (Gruziya)

Big · 03-30-2008, 11:27 AM

Why is it called Georgia in English? This would imply some relevance to British King George?

In Russian the name is Gruziya and George is Georgiy in Russian which means there is no relevance.

Also, I don't get the "Caucasian" as ethnicity. Caucasian means from Caucasus (Kavkaz) which is where awesome Russian and Georgian wrestlers come from. What does that have to do with white people in general?

Ground&Pound · 03-30-2008, 11:33 AM

Does "black russian" simple mean a person has dark hair and not dark skin?

So caucasian would imply light skin and hair? Maybe?

Also, I believe Virgina is named for Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen.

Big · 03-30-2008, 11:53 AM

Black Russian is the Caucasian Russian. Gatsalov and Ketoev would be considered "Black Russians".

quick_single · 03-30-2008, 04:55 PM

Dude, did you check your friend wiki?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia...try)#Etymology

Big · 03-30-2008, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by quick_single

Dude, did you check your friend wiki?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia...try)#Etymology

It doesn't give an adequate explanation. Nobody in Soviet Union ever called it Georgia. It was known as Gruziya. The people were called Gruzini. I can't believe the article doesn't mention the word Gruziya even once. Georgians themselves call it Gruziya.

Tight-Waist · 03-31-2008, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by Big

Black Russian is the Caucasian Russian. Gatsalov and Ketoev would be considered "Black Russians".

You are both wrong.

A Black Russian is a shot of Vodka and two shots of Kahulah.

bluestater · 03-31-2008, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Tight-Waist

You are both wrong.

A Black Russian is a shot of Vodka and two shots of Kahluah.

Yum. I like both black Russians and white Russians.

Big · 03-31-2008, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by bluestater

Yum. I like both black Russians and white Russians.

What about Red Russians?

quick_single · 03-31-2008, 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by Big

It doesn't give an adequate explanation. Nobody in Soviet Union ever called it Georgia. It was known as Gruziya. The people were called Gruzini. I can't believe the article doesn't mention the word Gruziya even once. Georgians themselves call it Gruziya.

Big -

It says that Georgians call themselves Kartvelebi, land Sakartvelo, and their language Kartuli. Georgia is the English word for it. Nobody in the USSR ever called it Georgia because they had their own word for it. It's just language differences, same way we have different words for Japan and China. Russia doesn't call them Japan or China because they have their own word for them. Germany is Deutschland, but in Russian and English, they are similar (Germany, Germania).

I have a question on Georgia (Gruziya)

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