# Beria

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #93,458

## Definitions
1. A surname from Mingrelian; especially when referring to Lavrentiy Beria, NKVD chief under Stalin's administration and one of the main architect of the Great Purge.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Берия (Berija), ultimately from Mingrelian ბერია (beria).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beria