Kipiani

Kipiani ( ka, ყიფიანი) is a

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

noble family Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many e ...

, formerly a

princely A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

one (''

tavadi ''Tavadi'' ( ka, თავადი, "prince", lit. "head/chief" an from ka, თავი ''tavi'', "head", with the prefix of agent ''-di'') was a feudal title in Georgia (country), Georgia first applied in the Late Middle Ages usually trans ...

'' or house dates as back as the 7th century). "Kipi"(

: ყიფი) means proud. Notable ones : *

David Kipiani David Kipiani ( ka, დავით ყიფიანი; 18 November 1951 – 17 September 2001) was a Georgian football midfielder and manager. Kipiani principally played as a playmaker and is considered one of Georgia's greatest player ...

(1951–2001), Soviet and Georgian footballer and coach *

Dimitri Kipiani Prince Dimitri Ivanes dze Kipiani ( ka, დიმიტრი ყიფიანი alternatively spelled as Qipiani) (April 14, 1814 – October 24, 1887) was a Georgian statesman, publicist, writer and translator. A leader of Georgia's liberal n ...

(1814–1887), Georgian publicist, writer, translator, leader of liberal nobility * Georgi Kipiani (born 1978), Georgian footballer and coach *

Nikolai Kipiani Nikolai Zurabovich Kipiani (russian: Николай Зурабович Кипиани; born 25 January 1997) is a Russian football player of Georgian descent. He plays as forward for Armenian club Ararat-Armenia. Club career On 25 July 2019, he ...

(born 1997), Russian footballer *

Tornike Kipiani Tornike Kipiani ( ka, თორნიკე ყიფიანი; born 11 December 1987) is a Georgian singer. Kipiani started his musical career at the age of 19, forming the band ''The Circular Corner''. In 2012, he auditioned for the Georgian ...

(born 1987), Georgian singer *

Vakhtang Kipiani Vakhtang Kipiani ( ka, ვახტანგ ყიფიანი, uk, Вахтанг Кіпіані; born April 1, 1971) is a Ukrainian journalist, historian, and opinion journalist the most famous for his book "The Case of Vasyl Stus" tha ...

(born 1971), Ukrainian opinion journalist and historian {{surname Georgian-language surnames