Adyghe people
The name "Circassia" is a Latinisation of , the Turkic name for the Adyghe people. This Latinisation first emerged in the 15th century with the medieval Genoese merchants and travellers to Circassia. The name "Cherkess" is traditionally applied to the Adyghe by neighbouring Turkic peoples (principally Crimean Tatars and Turkish people).