The Russian aristocracy began using last names to differentiate between two people of the same name in the 17th century, while peasants didn't begin adopting surnames until the feudal system was abolished late in the 19th century. Pavel means “small” (in Latin).Many Russian family names come from the name Pavel: Pavlishchev, Pavlukhin, Pavlychev, Pavshinand others.Kozlov comes from a male nickname Kozel, which in Rusian means “goat.” Animals in the Russian language are frequent source of nicknames.It’s a derivative of the male first name Stepan (Stefan). Lev (meaning: lion) Lev means lion in a number of Slavic languages, but I was still surprised to hear it used as Russian boy's name. He was born here as well as his siblings. The names are as followed(from adoption papers) Mom: Rudenkaya Helena AlexandrovnaGrandfather name Charles Fredrick moskow can not find any information on that last name it seems to always go to moscow“Moskow”, “Moskov” – “a resident of Moscow”, “lived in Moscow”. We will use the list of Russian family names by Anatoly Zhuravlev – in our opinion, it the most modern and has the largest coverage. Your use of the site indicates your agreement to be bound by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Russian priests actively use this right: their families are often very big.This last name is derived from the male first name Vasily. Join us on Facebook or Twitter: I have relatives with the last name Dedushenkov, when translated into English. If a given name is OLGA SERGEYEVNA. His wife was Akulina Polichuczenkowa if that can help in anyway. IS HER NEW NAME OLGA MIROSHKINA BECAUSE OF THE HUSBAN LAST NAME?According to the 2005 list of 257 of most common Russian family names compiled by Yelena Balanovskaya (“список общерусских фамилий”)in Wikipedia, ‘Romanov’ is No. His 2nd cousin immigrated from Grodzinski, Russia. Information on our advertising guidelines can be found FamilyEducation is part of the FEN Learning family of educational and reference sites for parents, teachers and students.FEN Learning is part of Sandbox Networks, a digital learning company that operates education services and products for the 21st century. Also I have two middle names so talk about overload.My last name is Zaharov.Greatgrandfather left Ukraine during WW2 and started family in Croatia.I would love to find out more about my family name.Zaharov. If someone has any ideas I would appreciate it.For your search, try Pociejewski, possibly? All we have is the surname.
Close as I could come to a real surname near the spelling, and am uncertain of the name origin.
Захар = Zechariah (“remember God”).Alexy it looks like you might be able to help me. The name Vasily in Greek means “royal.”It is possible that the “royal” origin of the name is the reason that the family name Vasiliev is most common in large cities of Russia.DerivativeRussian family names of the name Vasiliev: Vasilek, Vasylyuk, Vasechkin, Vasnetsov, Vasyutin, Vasyuhin, Vashchenko and others.This is a derivative of the male first name Petr. Names of birds in Russiaoften became a source of first and last names.In ancient Russian mythology, eagle – is the lord of the heavens: strong, healthy and long-lived.I think Romanov/Romanoff should be up there too. The name Nikolay is formed from two Greek words “flower” and “people.”There are many Russian family names that come from the name Nikolay: Nikolaichev, Nikolin, Nikolyukin, Nikulaenkov, Nikulin, Nikulichev, Nikulkin, Nikulov, Mikolaev, Mikulin, etc.The last name Orlovis derived from the male first name or nickname Orel.Orel means eagle in Russian. Lebed means a swan. Get our FREE new updates about Russia directly to your inbox. Turns out I like it quite a bit; possibly because it reminds me of the name Live, and the famous actor with the same name. His surname is documented as Colidac. Many Russian last names are patronymic. The Russian aristocracy began using last names to differentiate between two people of the same name in the 17th century, while peasants didn't begin adopting surnames until the feudal system was abolished late in the 19th century.For more parenting tips and tricks, find us on Pinterest: If so can someone help me with the spellingHi I am looking for a name and I think it is RussianMy grandfathers name was Podyrak. I don’t think the spelling is correct. Just trying to find any history o. Our surname is Samons. Do you have any idea what it might be? I am sure this is not the original surname. From familys stories we are told our great great grandfather were a Russian Jew and come from Russia to south Africa when he was 12. I’d love to know the history or meaning of that name.I would not use these original names for reference to regular Russian names.
Is this spelled correctly?Where does the last name Venarchick come from? Semen in Hebrew means “God that hears.”Egorovcomes from a male first name Egor (Georgy). The only Romanovs I know are in fact that royal family.My grandmother was a Romanoff (no relation to the royal family, of course).I have a question .