The House of Kipiani (Georgian: ყიფიანი) is the name of an old Georgian noble family, formerly a princely one (tavadi). On 6 December 1850 they were granted the title Knyaz in Russia and were also incorporated into the Russian nobility.[1] "Kipi"(Georgian: ყიფი) means proud.
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Notable members
edit- Prince Dimitri Kipiani (1814–1887), Georgian publicist, writer, translator, leader of liberal nobility
Other people with the same surname
edit- David Kipiani (1951–2001), Soviet and Georgian footballer and coach
- Georgi Kipiani (born 1978), Georgian footballer and coach
- Nikolai Kipiani (born 1997), Russian footballer
- Tornike Kipiani (born 1987), Georgian singer
- Vakhtang Kipiani (born 1971), Ukrainian opinion journalist and historian
Fictional people
- Nino Kipiani, early 20th century protagonist of the German novel Ali and Nino
References
edit- ^ Списки титулованным родам и лицам Российской империи. Издание департамента Герольдии Правительствующего Сената. СПб., 1892 ("Lists of the Titled Families and Persons of the Russian Empire")
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