BeletsRussian, Ukrainian Belets is a term used in Russian monasteries to denote both individuals preparing to enter monasticism but who have not yet taken vows.
BerinchykUkrainian Possibly from Ukrainian беріть (berit'), meaning "to take".
BeriyaGeorgian (Russified) Russified form of Beria. This is the way the last name of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of the NKVD from 1938-1946, last name was spelled in the official Soviet language (Russian).
BezdenezhnykhRussian Means "without money", from Russian денежных (denezhnykh) meaning money and prefix без (bez) meaning without. Denoted to a very very poor person.
BezdvornyyUkrainian Means "manorless", from Ukrainian без (bez) "without" and двор (dvor) "manor".
BezhenarRussian Means "refugee". Though this is a Russian last name, it is more common in Ukraine.
BezshtankoUkrainian From Ukrainian без (bez), meaning "without" and a diminutive form of штанів (shtaniv), meaning "pants". Compare the surname Shtanko.
BezuglyymRussian From Russian без (bez), meaning "without" and угол (ugol), meaning either "angle, corner" or "coal". The surname can mean "cornerless, angleless" or "coalless, without coal".
BlyshchykUkrainian Means "one who shines", from Ukrainian блищить (blyshchyt'), meaning "to shine".
BlyznyukUkrainian From Ukrainian близнюк (blyznyuk), meaning "twin".
BlyzynskyimUkrainian Derived from Ukrainian близнюки (blyznyuky) meaning "twins".
BobrovmRussian From Russian бобр (bobr), meaning "beaver".
BobrowskiPolish Habitational name for someone from a place called Bobrowa, Bobrowo, Bobrowce, or Bobrowiec, all deriving from Polish bóbr, meaning "beaver".
BobrushkoUkrainian Means "little beaver", from Ukrainian бобер (bober) "beaver".
BocharovmRussian Derived from Russian word "бочка (bochka)" meaning barrel.... [more]
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BolkonskiymRussian, Literature Bolkonsky is the last name of Princess Marya Bolkonskaya from "War and Peace" by Lev Tolstoy. It is a real last name outside of literature as well.
BolshakovmRussian From old Russian term большак (bolshak), a colloquial word meaning "very long road", ultimately from больше (bolshe) "more, large, great". Denoted to person who lived by long road or travelled frequently on one.
BombaPortuguese, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak From bomba "bomb", (Latin bombus), hence probably a nickname for someone with an explosive temperament, or a metonymic occupational name for an artilleryman.
BrezhnevmRussian Denoted a person from a village called Brezhnevo. The most notable bearer was Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982), a leader of the Soviet Union.
BrzozowskimPolish Habitational name for someone from a place named Brzozowa, Brzozowice, or Brzozowo, all derived from Polish brzoza, meaning "birch tree".
BuchenkoUkrainian Means "from Bucha". Bucha (Буча) is a city just outside of Kyiv, but the surname can also denote to someone from one of the many villages in Ukraine called Bucha.