Etymology

Beria

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Today it means: A surname from Mingrelian; especially when referring to Lavrentiy Beria, NKVD chief under Stalin's administration and one of the main architect of the Great Purge. Full definition →

Russian Берия ← xmf ბერია
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  1. xmf · derived fromბერია
  2. Russian · borrowed fromБерия
  3. English todayBeria

Borrowed from Russian Берия (Berija), ultimately from Mingrelian ბერია (beria).

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