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ALLILUYEV RussianRussian surname. The feminine form
Alliluyeva was borne by Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901-1932), the second wife of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.
ANDRELLY Russian, UkrainianThe first occurrence that I found was of Mikhaila Orosvigovskago ANDRELLY, or ANDRELLA (author of religious literature, in the century XVI) .
ARKHANGELSKY RussianHabitational name for someone from Arkhangelsk, a province (
oblast) of Russia.
ASIMOV RussianOriginally spelled Ozimov, Asimov is the anglicized surname of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. His father was not familiar with Latin characters when they immigrated to the United States, when Isaac was 3, so the name became Asimov, not Azimov....
[more] BARINOV RussianMeans "son of the boyar", derived from Russian барин
(barin) "boyar, nobleman".
BARNO Italian, Ukrainian, French, Ancient Aramaic, RussianThe surname Barno was first found in the north of Italy, especially in Tuscany. The name occasionally appears in the south, usually in forms which end in "o," but the northern forms ending in "i" are much more common...
[more] BELIKOV RussianDerived from Russian белый
(belyy) meaning "white, fair".
BELINSKY Russian, JewishHabitational surname for someone from
Belin in Ukraine, which may be derived from Proto-Slavic *
bělъ "white".
BELKIN RussianPatronymic from the nickname
Belka meaning "squirrel" (a derivative of
bely "white", referring to the animal's white stomach).
BLINOV RussianRussian surname, derived from the word "блин" (pancake).
BOTKIN RussianThis was the surname of
Evgeniy Botkin ( 1865 - 1918) who was the Russian court physician. He remained loyal to the family of Tsar Nicholas II Romanov when the revolution occurred and followed them into exile in Siberia...
[more] BUDUROV RussianIt is believed to mean "The Blessed One" or "Bless You" in Russian.
CHERKASSKY Russian, JewishDerived from Russian Черкес
(Cherkes) meaning "Circassian", referring to a Muslim ethnic group native to the North Caucasus. This was the name of a noble Russian family of ethnic Circassian origin.
CHERNOFF Russian, JewishAlternative spelling of
Chernov, a patronymic from the byname
Chernyj meaning ‘black’, denoting a black-haired or dark-skinned person.
DEMIDOV RussianMeans "son of
Demid". This was the name of a Russian industrialist family prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries. A bearer of the feminine form
Demidova was Anna Stepanovna Demidova (1878-1918), a lady-in-waiting in the service of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna who acquired posthumous fame for being executed alongside her employer in 1918.
DUDIN RussianDerived from Russian дудка
(dudka), which denotes a wind-blown instrument similar to a flute or pipe. It was probably used to denote a musician or shepherd who played the flute or pipe, as well as someone who made pipes...
[more] DUDKIN RussianDerived from Russian дудка
(dudka) meaning "fife, pipe", referring to a folk instrument played by shepherds. Thus, it was used to denote someone who made pipes or a shepherd who played pipes.
DZIUBA Polish, Russian, UkrainianDerived from Polish
dziub or Ukrainian
dzyuba. It is a nickname for a person with pock-marks on his or her face.
GAGARIN RussianA Russian surname derived from the word gagara, meaning loon (a waterbird, genus Gavia). Notable people with the surname include: Gagarin family, a Rurikid princely family.
GALKIN RussianDerived from Russian галка
(galka) meaning "jackdaw".
GANUS Russian, UkrainianPossibly derived from Russian анис
(anis) referring to the anise (
Pimpinella anisum) plant or from the Turkish given name
Gainislam itself from Arabic عَيْن
(ʿayn) meaning "spring, source" combined with the name of the religion
Islam.
GELLER Yiddish, German, RussianThe name may derive from the German word "gellen" (to yell) and mean "one who yells." It may derive from the Yiddish word "gel" (yellow) and mean the "yellow man" or from the Yiddish word "geler," an expression for a redheaded man...
[more] GORBACHEV RussianFrom Russian горбун
(gorbun) meaning "hunchback, humpback". A notable bearer is Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-), a former Soviet politician.
GRETZKY Russian, BelarusianOriginally derived from an old Russian word that meant "Greek", though in modern times, the word means "Greek nut" (walnut). A notable bearer is Wayne Gretzky, a former Canadian ice hockey player.
KALEV RussianRussian, from the elements
Kal and
-ev ("of"), therefore meaning "of Kal."
Kal may be a shortened element of a Russian given name or place name.
KASIMOV RussianFrom the city of Kasimov, located in Ryazan district, Russia.
KAZAK RussianUnisex Russian surname, meaning the word "Cossack"
KAZAKOV RussianMeans "son of the Cossack" from Russian казак
(kazak) "Cossack".
KAZANOV RussianMeans "of Kazan", either referring to the city of Kazan in Tatarstan, Russia, or from a given name. The name is most likely of Turkic origin, possibly from Bulgar
qazan meaning "cauldron, pot", which would have been used to denote someone who made pots.
KHIL RussianRussian spelling of
Hill. A notable bearer was Russian baritone singer Eduard Khil (1934-2012).
KHRUSHCHEV RussianDerived from Russian хрущ
(khrushch) meaning "cockchafer" or "May beetle".
KOLESNIKOV RussianMeans "son of the wheelwright" from Russian колесо
(koleso) "wheel".
KUDASHEV Bashkir, Tatar, RussianMeans "son of
Kudash", from a given name of Mordvin or Turkic origin possibly meaning "woman's son" or "wife's son", referring to a boy born from one father and another mother (in relation to his half-siblings)...
[more] KULICK RussianMeaning unknown, most likely to derive from the russian word кулик (kulic) which translated means "sandpiper".
LENIN Russian (Modern)Derived from
Lena, the name of a river in Russia. It is the surname to Vladimir Uylanov, who led the Bolsheviks in Imperial Russia to create the Soviet Union in 1917
LEVIN Jewish, Lithuanian, Belarusian, German, Russian, French (Quebec, Anglicized), VariousAs a Lithuanian Jewish and Belarusian Jewish name, it is a Slavicized form of
Levy. As a German and German Jewish name, it is derived from the given name
Levin. As a Jewish name, it can also be related to
Loewe...
[more] MALIKOV RussianCould mean "son of Malik". "Malíkov" is also a small village in the Czech Republic.
MALINOV Russian, BulgarianEither from Russian and Bulgarian малина
(malina) meaning "raspberry" or Russian мал
(mal) meaning "small, little".
MASLOV Russian, JewishDerived from Russian масло
(maslo) meaning "butter", originally used as an occupational name for someone who worked as a dairyman or sold dairy products.
MAUK Czech, RussianThe word Mauk is the Eastern European meaning for night. In the early ages a small group of people in the area now known to be in or around Russia and the czech republic founded this word and made it their name...
[more] MENDELEEV RussianMeaning uncertain. A famous bearer was
Dimitri Mendeleev (1834-1907), a Russian chemist who developed an early model of the periodic table.
MIHOK Russian (Russian, Rare)Unknown origin of this last name many say its either Russian, German,Czeck or Slovak not sure exactly where they originated from but Some say Russia Mostly
MOLCHAN Russian, UkrainianFrom the Russian word молчан meaning "silent" it was often used as a nickname for someone who was soft-spoken and as a given name following Baptism
MOLOTOV RussianFrom Russian молот
(molot) meaning "hammer", indicating someone who worked with hammers.
MOSKVA RussianDerived from the Russian word
Москва meaning "Moscow".
MYSHKIN RussianMyshkin is the possessive case of the diminutive of the word 'mouse'.
NAZIMOVA Russian, LiteratureNotable users of the name includes the Russian silent screen star Alla Nazimova (1879-1945) and the heroine of the Russian novel 'Children of the Streets', Nadezhda Nazimova.