Given name & surname
Varlaam
“God”
Varlaam is used as a given name and a surname. Varlaam is connected with Barlaam.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Varlaam possibly goes back to Sanskrit भगवान्, meaning “God.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Russian.
How it developed
Varlaam is used as a form of Barlaam.
Varlaam’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Varlaam as a surname has a diminutive in Lămășanu. Varlaam is a form of Barlaam. Varlaam has a related form in Varlam.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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