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