Abyzov ( Russian: Абы́зов; masculine) or Abyzova (Абызова́; feminine) is a Russian surname. [1] Variants of this surname include Abysov/Abysova (Абы́сов/Абы́сова), Obyzov/Obyzova (Обы́зов/Обы́зова), and Obysov/Obysova (Обы́сов/Обы́сова). [1]
It derives from a patronymic which itself is derived from the nickname "Обыз" (Obyz) or its phonetic variations "Абыз" (Abyz), "Абыс" (Abys), and "Обыс" (Obys). [1] In the 15th–17th centuries, the primary meaning of the word "обыз" (obyz) or "обыс" (obys) was a Muslim cleric, a mullah, but it is more likely that the nicknames were derived from the figurative meanings of the word in some dialects: an impious person, a wrong-doer, a miscreant, an insolent person, one who disobeys. [1]
The surname is shared by the following people: