Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname Usage Russian, Ukrainian Scripts Зайцев(Russian, Ukrainian) Pronounced Pron. ZIE-tsif(Russian) [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsZaytseva, Zaitsev, Zaychev, Saytsev Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 2/14/2018 by highexpectasians Edited 3/6/2020 by lezginkas Meaning & History From Russian заяц (zayats) or Ukrainian заєць (zaets) meaning "hare".