Avtandil Ioseliani

Avtandil ( ka, ავთანდილ) is a Georgian masculine name of

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n origin meaning "the heart of the motherland". The name was used in the 12th-century Georgian poem ''

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Shota Rustaveli Shota Rustaveli ( ka, შოთა რუსთაველი, – after c. 1220), mononymously known simply as Rustaveli, was a medieval Georgian poet. He is considered to be the pre-eminent poet of the Georgian Golden Age and one of the g ...

. It may refer to: * Avtandil (designer), Georgian fashion designer *Avtandil, a character in ''

'', a medieval Georgian epic poem *

Avtandil Beridze Avef Beridze ( ka, ავთანდილ ბერიძე; 11 January 1955 – 12 November 2020) was a Georgian politician. He was a chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara from 28 October 2012 to 28 November 201 ...

, Georgian politician * Avtandil Chkuaseli, Soviet footballer * Avtandil Demetrashvili, Georgian jurist and former member of the Constitutional Court * Avtandil Ebralidze, Georgian footballer *

Avtandil Gartskia Avtandil Gartskia is the current Minister for Resorts and Tourism of Abkhazia, Minister for Resorts and Tourism of Abkhazia. Career On 4 June 2014, following the Abkhazian Revolution, May 2014 Revolution, Security Council Secretary Nugzar Ashuba ...

, politician in Abkhazia *

Avtandil Gogoberidze Avtandil Nikolozis dze Gogoberidze ( ka, ავთანდილ ნიკოლოზის ძე ღოღობერიძე, ; 3 August 1922, Sukhumi – 20 November 1980, Tbilisi), nicknamed "Basa", was a Soviet and Georgian football pl ...

, Georgian/Soviet footballer * Avtandil Gvianidze, Georgian footballer * Avtandil Jorbenadze, Georgian politician and former politician * Avtandil Kapanadze, Georgian/Soviet footballer * Avtandil Kopaliani, Georgian rugby player *

Avtandil Koridze Avtandil Georgievich Koridze ( ka, ავთანდილ ქორიძე; 15 April 1935 – 11 April 1966) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South ...

, Georgian wrestler * Avtandil Khurtsidze, Georgian boxer * Avtandil Makharadze, Georgian actor * Avtandil Silagadze, Georgian economist *

Avtandil Tchrikishvili Avtandili Tchrikishvili (; born 18 March 1991) is a Georgian judoka who has been a former world champion. After Tchrikishvilli won the World Championships in 2014, the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia named him the Best Georgian ...

, Georgian judoka *

Avtandil Tskitishvili Avtandil Tskitishvili ( ka, ავთანდილ ცქიტიშვილი; 26 July 1950 – 9 December 2013) was a Georgian general who served as the Chief of General Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces from January 1992 to December 1993 ...

, Georgian general * Avtandil Varsimashvili, Georgian film and theatre director {{given name Georgian masculine given names Masculine given names