Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Georgian Surnames

Most Georgian surnames end in -dze ("son") (Western Georgia), -shvili ("child") (more Eastern Georgia),
-ia, ua, ava (Western Georgia, Mingrelia-Colchis), -ani (Western Georgia, Svaneti), -uri, uli (Eastern Georgia), -shi (Western Georgia, Lazika).


Link: http://iberiana.iatp.ge/geosurnames.htm


-oni
Bagrationi

- dze
Balanchivadze Uznadze Chavchavadze Abashidze Tabidze Robakidze Nikoladze Bregvadze Shervashidze Archvadze Skhirtladze Isakadze Japaridze Kalandadze Machaidze Lagidze Svanidze Toroshelidze

-shvili Jughashvili Pirosmanashvili Razikashvili Gaprindashvili Gogebashvili Muskhelishvili Javakhishvili Baratashvili
Shalikashvili Cholokashvili Ananiashvili Berdzenishvili Maisashvili Zurabishvili Makashvili Sukhishvili Ramishvili Gudiashvili Sadunishvili Iashvili

-eli
Tsurtaveli Rustaveli Kancheli Mukhraneli Tsereteli Metreveli Jakeli Licheli Machabeli Gokieli Chkhenkeli Barateli Khabareli

-ia
Gamsakhurdia Beria Kiziria Bakhia Bukia Gunia Kedia Kemularia Uridia Daraselia Pularia Sordia Jelia Mania Matakheria Landia Shelia

-ua
Vekua Sturua Melua Rurua Gunjua Jakhua Gagua Gulua Torua Bojgua Bokhua

-ava
Kostava Eliava Sotkilava Chikobava Okujava Lezhava Khurtsilava Abshilava Chaligava Chilachava Gulordava Gugava Ochigava

-ani
Chabukiani Dadiani Mdivani Asatiani Khergiani Akhvlediani Gelovani Gvishiani Ioseliani Chikovani Gigani Oniani Ratiani Tvildiani

-uri
Ochiauri Zviadauri Gigauri Gilauri Tsiklauri Baidauri Gengiuri Khubuluri

-uli
Jamarauli Arabuli Burduli Brachuli

-shi
Khalvashi Jashi Tugushi Baghvashi

-khi
Minchkhi Meskhi Lashkhi

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