Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Georgian
Scripts შევარდნაძე(Georgian)
Other Forms FormsShevardenidze, Shevardenadze, Shavardenidze, Shaverdenidze, Shaverdanidze, Schevardnadze
Meaning & History
Means "son of the falcon", from Georgian შავარდენი (shavardeni) meaning "falcon, hawk". A famous bearer was Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze (1928-2014).