indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Georgian (Archaic)
Scripts ბირთველ(Georgian)
Other Forms Formsბირთველი (Birtveli; nominative case)
Meaning & History
Derived from Georgian ბირთვისელი (birtviseli) meaning "of Birtvisi". Birtvisi is the name of a medieval Georgian fortress, which in medieval Georgia was famous for being impregnable. The fortress likely got its name from ბირთვის (birtvis), the genitive of the Georgian noun ბირთვი (birtvi) meaning "ball, sphere" as well as "kernel, core, nucleus" (of atom, cell and society).