გურია

Etymology
Origin is uncertain and no consensus exists on its etymology to this day. Some of the theories are:
 * The word is of the same origin as ე-გრ-ისი and მ-ე-გრ-ელ-ი. The fact that Guria was a historical region of may be a proof of this.,  and  accept this etymology and reconstruct earlier  (which developed from  and into ).
 * According to another theory, the stem can be traced back to the name of a tribe,, which developed from earlier , (whence ) and ,  (whence ). However, there is no historical account of such tribe in the ancient world.
 * According to a less popular theory, the toponym developed from . Scholars claim, that Gurians were renown for their boldness and bitterness since the ancient times. Since the names of these qualities include the stem in Mingrelian (implying that these traits ascend from the heart of a man), this could be another indicator in this respect.

Proper noun

 * 1) Guria