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Briedis
Origin
Word/name Latvian, Lithuanian
Meaning" deer" ( Latvian) or " moose" ( Lithuanian)
Briedis
Lithuanian surname
m.:Briedis
f.: (unmarried)Briedytė
f.: (married)Briedienė

Briedis ( Old Latvian orthography: Breedis; Latvian feminine: Briede; Lithuanian feminine: Briedienė (married or widow) and Briedytė (unmarried)) is a Latvian and Lithuanian surname, either derived from the Latvian word for " deer" or Lithuanian word for " moose". Individuals with the surname include:

  • Arnold Briedis (born 1955), former Australian rules footballer
  • Frīdrihs Briedis (1888–1918), Latvian colonel and a Latvian Riflemen commander
  • Leons Briedis (1949–2020), a Latvian poet, a novelist, an essayist, a literary critic and publisher, translator of prose and poetry
  • Vytautas Briedis (1940–2019), a former Lithuanian rower
  • Uldis Briedis (born 1942), a Latvian politician
  • Mairis Briedis (born 1985), a Latvian professional boxer