Mkhedruli
Beri + dze
The name is simply built: the stem ბერ-ი and the suffix -ძე, where, in the view of most scholars, the first part once meant a son, a boy. That the word was current in name-making is shown by ბერი standing as a given name in its own right from the sixteenth century.
Regions
All regions →The surname has several independent centres, the most populous of them the Adjara lowland and the coast. In Guria a house recorded as aznaurs by about 1700 in Vakhushti's list is attested; in Meskheti, the 1595 register of Erkota; and the name is found in Kartli, Imereti, Samegrelo and Lechkhumi as well.
Timeline
Timeline →წიგნი დავით ბერისძისა კათალიკოს ელიოზისადმი
1595
„სოფელი ერკოტა [...] პაპუნა ბერისძე“ — გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი
1850
„გურიის აზნაურები: [...] 4. ბერიძეები“
1995 → 2024
24 797 → 30 022 · Public Service Development Agency
The dates rest on written sources only. A solid or broken line shows how firm the evidence is.
Notable Beridzes
Full list →| Name | Century | Field | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davit Berisdze Tsikhela | 15th c. | vineyard owner | Kartli · Mtskheta | A |
| Demetre Beridze | 15th c. | court vizier | Imereti | A |
| Vominija Beridze | 17th c. | poet | Guria | B |
| Ioane Beridze | 17th c. | bishop of Jumati | Jumati · Guria | B |
| Giorgi Beridze | 19th c. | priest, blagochinny | Alerti · Samegrelo | B |
| Nuri Efendi Beridze | 19th–20th c. | qadi | Purtio · Adjara | A |
Gallery
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