Original settlement on this location was called Garisi (გარისი), but due to invasions and wars this place got abandoned and in the beginning of the 19th century became a ghost town.[3] Later, this area was resettled by Georgian Azerbaijanis,[3] who called the settlement Agbulakhi; the name was of Azerbaijani origin and literally meant white spring.[4] In 1940, the name was changed to Tetri-Tskaro, which, in Georgian, also means white spring.[4] Town status was granted to it in 1966.[4]
Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary." Москва, "Русские словари", 1993.
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