この戦争はさまざまな名称で呼ばれている。その一部を挙げると、

• 南オセチア戦争 (South Ossetia war)
• 8月戦争 (August War)<ref>http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=19844</ref>(http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=19844</ref>);
• 5日間戦争 (Five-Day War)<ref>http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2373400</ref>(http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2373400</ref>);
• グルジア-ロシア紛争 (Georgia-Russia conflict)<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2008/georgia_russia_conflict/default.stm</ref>(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2008/georgia_russia_conflict/default.stm</ref>);
• ロシア-グルジア戦争 (Russian-Georgian War<ref>http://www.heritage.org/research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2017.cfm</ref>(http://www.heritage.org/research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2017.cfm</ref>), Russia-Georgia War<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7609557.stm</ref>(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7609557.stm</ref>); or Russo-Georgian War<ref>http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=19799</ref>(http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=19799</ref>))