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Babkin. Baburin. Babushkin (surname) Baev. (previous page) (next page) Categories: Russian words and phrases. Russian language. Surnames of Russian origin.
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin).
Petrov or Petroff (Russian: Петров; pronounced [p] or [pʲɪˈtrof]; masculine) or Petrova (Russian: Петрова; pronounced [pʲɪˈtrovə]; feminine), is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the first name Pyotr (Пётр, Russian) or Petar (Петър, Bulgarian) (Slavic forms of the ...
Most Russian family names originated from patronymics, that is, father's name usually formed by adding the adjective suffix -ov(a) or -ev(a). Contemporary patronymics, however, have a substantive suffix -ich for masculine and the adjective suffix -na for feminine. For example, the proverbial triad of most common Russian surnames follows:
The surnames with the suffix -enko are the most known and common Ukrainian surnames. Due to migration and deportations of Ukrainians during the history, it's also present in Belarus and Russia , especially in the Kuban region , where many ethnic Ukrainians historically lived.
The most popular names had many forms. For example, root -bel- produced a wide range of names like Bela, Belka, Belava, Beloy, Belonya, Belyay, Belyash. Root -sem- produced 33 names, including Semanya, Semeika and Semushka. Increasing influence of the Russian Orthodox church on social life led to gradual elimination of pagan nicknames.
Kuznetsov, Kuznyetsov, Kuznetsoff, or Kouznetsov (masculine, Russian: Кузнецов) or Kuznetsova (feminine, Russian: Кузнецова) is the third most common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English "Smith" (derived from a Russian word kuznets that means blacksmith).
Sokolov (Соколо́в, masculine) or Sokolova (Соколо́ва, feminine) is one of the top ten most common Russian family names. [1] The name derives from the Russian word " Со́кол " (sokol, meaning "falcon"). It may appear in Germanized form as Sokoloff or Sokolow. Notable people with the surname include: Fred Sokolow (born 1945 ...