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[Surname] What does the Georgian suffix -dze mean?
by Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)
12/30/2024, 9:10 AM
I know that the last name Svanidze comes from the name of the Svans (Georgian subethnicgroup), but does the last name mean "a Svan" or "from Svaneti" or "child of a Svan" or something else?
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- Robert (TheRobinBird13)   +3
12/30/2024, 3:14 PM
I found this in Wikipedia: “-dze (-ძე): meaning "son":[3] from western and eastern Georgia.[4] E.g. Abashidze, Arveladze, Kaladze, etc.”
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- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)   +2
12/30/2024, 3:46 PM
Where on Wikipedia (what article)? Always site your sources.
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- Sehentsin   +1
12/30/2024, 5:24 PM
This information is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_name which also explains the other common endings for Georgian.
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- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)
12/30/2024, 5:26 PM
Thank you!
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