Briedis

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