Nestan-Darejan ( ka, ნესტან-დარეჯანი) is a Georgian feminine given name, derived from the

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''nest andare jahan'', roughly translated as "the matchless". It occurs in the epic poem by the 12th-century Georgian poet

Shota Rustaveli Shota Rustaveli ( ka, შოთა რუსთაველი, – after c. 1220), mononymously known simply as Rustaveli, was a medieval Georgian poet. He is considered to be the pre-eminent poet of the Georgian Golden Age and one of the g ...

. Afterwards, the name and its derivatives, Nestan (ნესტანი) and Darejan (დარეჯანი), were frequent in the Georgian royalty. Notable people named Nestan-Darejan, Nestan, or Darejan were: * Nestan-Darejan of Kakheti, Queen of Kartli (fl. 1556–1612), Princess of Kakheti and Queen Consort of Kartli *

Darejan of Kakheti, Queen of Imereti Darejan ( ka, დარეჯანი) or Nestan-Darejan (ნესტან-დარეჯანი) (c. 1615 – 1668) was a daughter of King Teimuraz I of Kakheti, Teimuraz I, a ruler of Kingdom of Kakheti, Kakheti in eastern Georgia, with ...

(c. 1615 – 1668), Princess of Kakheti and Queen Consort of Imereti * Princess Darejan of Imereti (c. 1670 – 6 October 1740), Princess of Imereti *

Darejan Dadiani Darejan Dadiani ( ka, დარეჯანი), also known as Daria (Georgian: ; ) (20 July 1738 – 8 November 1807), was List of Georgian consorts, Queen Consort of Kingdom of Kakheti, Kakheti, and later Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, Kartli-Kakh ...

(20 July 1738 – 8 November 1807), Princess of Mingrelia and Queen Consort of Georgia

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