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An Expanded List of Scytho-Sarmatian Names, ca. 8th c. BCE to 4th c. CE

Overview

The following list of personal names is based in large part on the excellent article “Greek Names with Scytho-Sarmatian Roots” by Ursula Georges as part of the Academy of St. Gabriel’s Medieval Names Archive. It’s intended to serve as a resource for those interested in Scythian and Sarmatian names/personas from roughly the 8th c. BCE to the 4th c. CE.

The list in Georges’ article was expanded by Aritê gunê Akasa in “List: Personal Names,” although some of the names there appear as far ahead of the aforementioned period as the 11th c. CE. If you’re interested in Sarmatian names from the 2nd c. CE onward, please check out that article—gunê Akasa annotates all of her additions to Georges’ list.

Below, I have supplemented the list further with names appearing in assorted texts:

Ancient Authors/Sources

Some names were pulled directly from the following sources.

Modern Sources

• This article is especially notable for its inclusion on pp. 54-58 of an index of Scythian names and titles identified by their various Scythian language (i.e., ancient Iranian) roots.

• Ivantchik identifies Senamotis as a Scythian princess and daughter of Skilurus, ultimately based on the inscription SEG 37:674.

• The appendix has a huge list of names that include Greek names and (potential) nicknames; I have added only those identified by Mayor as having Iranian, Circassian, Abkhazian, and/or Ubykh roots. An invaluable, in-depth discussion of most of these names and how they were identified & translated can be found in:

• Many of these names are identified as Sarmatian; I have tried to leave out those names with unclear (i.e., not identifiably Iranian) etymologies according to Tokhtas’ev.

All names in Georges’ article were provided in Latin characters and the list was alphabetized according to the Greek alphabet. For consistency’s sake (and for the sake of the SCAdian who may have difficulty reading Greek characters), I have done the same for the names included in my various additional sources.

There may well be errors in my identification, categorization, or transcription/transliteration. My apologies for any you encounter.

Feminine Names

Masculine