ORBELIAN

The word "orbeliani" is a flawless Georgian adjective from the word "orbeli", which can be either a simple adjective or a substantivized adjective (turned into a noun), translated as "eagle", or, for example, "eagle-eater". Thus, "orbeliani" can be translated as "eagle-eater". In turn, "orbeli" comes from "orbi", which means "eagle". Pure Georgian etymology of the Armenian surname.