Varlam Explained

Varlam is both a masculine given name and a surname derived from the saint's name Barlaam, used predominantly in Orthodox cultures. Notable people with the name include:

• Varlam Cherkezishvili (1846–1925), Georgian politician and journalist
• Varlam Gelovani (1878–1915), Georgian lawyer and politician
• Varlam Avanesov (1884–1930), Armenian Bolshevik and Soviet communist politician
• Varlam Shalamov (1907–1982), Russian writer, journalist and poet
• Varlam Kilasonia (born 1967), Georgian footballer and manager
• Claudiu Varlam (born 1975), Romanian aerobic gymnast
• Varlam Liparteliani (born 1989), Georgian judoka

See also

• Barlaam (disambiguation), the Western form
• Varlaam (disambiguation), another Eastern Orthodox form
• Varlamov, an East Slavic surname derived from Varlam