-
comes from
these towns of Svaneti: Becho, Etseri, Latali, Lenjeri, Mestia,
Natsuli and Ushkhvanari. Presently,
there are 240
Nakani family names in Georgia...
- Lentekhi, Lenjeri, Luji, Mami, Mebetsi, Mele, Mestia, Mulakhi, Mutsdi,
Natsuli, Jakhunderi, Rtskhmeluri, Sasashi, Sakdari, Tvibi, Panaga, Karishi, Kvedreshi...
-
their Slavic surnames to Gr****
sounding surnames, e.g.,
Nachev becoming Natsulis. A
similar procedure was
applied to Gr****
names in
Bulgaria and Serbia...
