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MIRELASHVILI Origin of surname

MIRELASHVILI, MIRILASHVILI

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This source of this family name is not clear but it may derive from a personal characteristic or nickname. It may be derived from Mireli which may have been a place name.

Alternatively it may be derived from nicknames Miri or Mirele which are themelves derived from the biblical women's name Miriam. The Georgian suffix “-shvili” means “child of”. According to a document Pinchas ben Mordechai Mirilashvili lived in the village of Kulasi in western Georgia in 1870.

Many people with this family name and who emigrated to Israel changed their name to Mirela.
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MIRELASHVILI Origin of surname
MIRELASHVILI, MIRILASHVILI

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This source of this family name is not clear but it may derive from a personal characteristic or nickname. It may be derived from Mireli which may have been a place name.

Alternatively it may be derived from nicknames Miri or Mirele which are themelves derived from the biblical women's name Miriam. The Georgian suffix “-shvili” means “child of”. According to a document Pinchas ben Mordechai Mirilashvili lived in the village of Kulasi in western Georgia in 1870.

Many people with this family name and who emigrated to Israel changed their name to Mirela.
Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People