Keshelashvili, Qeshelashvili ქეშელაშვილი Кешелашвили
The Maghalashvili monastery near the village of Tsinarekhi.
Parent family	Lomisashvili
Country	Georgia
Current region	Central and Southern Georgia
Place of origin	Shida Kartli, Kvemo Kartli
Founded	1606–1615
Founder	Mamuka Keshelashvili, Luarsab II of Kartli
Properties	Tsinarekhi, Maghalashvili castle complex, Kvatakhevi monastery

Keshelashvili or Qeshelashvili (Georgian: ქეშელაშვილი, Russian: Кешелашвили) is a Georgian surname that comes from the Shida Kartli and Kvemo Kartli regions of Georgia, it is most common in the village of Tsinarekhi, Gori, Thezi, Kavthiskhevi, Kaspi^[1] and in the capital city of Tbilisi.^[2][3] It is mostly occurrent in Georgia, Russia and Turkey.^[3][2][4][5]

Origins

The origins of Keshelashvili are debated but it is known from a medieval Georgian legend that the surname came from a very old surname known as "Lomisashvili" (alternate spelling: "Lomasashvili"), the history of Keshelashvili goes back to the 17th century, a man named "Mamuka Lomisashvili" was given a new surname and he became "Mamuka Keshelashvili". It is believed that he was the first person to bear the surname, it was given to him by the king Luarsab II of Kartli between 1606 and 1615.

Notable people

• Grigol Keshelashvili, professor and scientist of agriculture in the Soviet Union.
• Omar Keshelashvili (born 1941), professor of economics and agriculture, founder of Georgian Business University.
• Irakli Nikolaevich Keshelashvili (1913–unknown), professional oboe player and junior lieutenant from the Red Army in WWII.^[6]
• Teimuraz Nikolaevich Keshelashvili (1917–unknown), chemist and lieutenant in the Red Army in WWII.^[7]

See also

• Tsinarekhi
• Maghalashvili
• Kaspi

References