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