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Name Pliev
Type Surname (from location & from given name)
Usage Ingush (Russified), Ossetian (Russified)
Scripts Пхьиле-къонгий (Ingush), Плиты (Ossetian), Плиев (Russian)
Other Forms FormsPlieva, Plity
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Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Russified form of an Ingush and Ossetian name, which is derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The name itself comes from Plievo, the name of a village in Ingushetia, which means "village of the sons of Pkhile", referring to a given name possibly derived from Ossetian пыл (pyl) meaning "elephant".
Added 1/30/2018 by HL