Averkiyev ( Russian: Аверкиев; masculine) or Averkiyeva ( Russian: Аверкиева; feminine) is a Russian last name. [1] Variants of this last name include Averin/Averina (Аверин/Аверина) and Averyanov/Averyanova (Аверьянов/Аверьянова). [1]
They all derive from the Russian male first name Averky (or its derivative forms Avera and Averyan), which used to be common in the past. [1] The name supposedly derives from a Latin verb meaning to put to flight. [1] The following people share this last name:
- Alexander Averkiyev (1980–2000), Russian private, a Hero of the Russian Federation
- Dmitry Averkiyev (1836–1905), Russian playwright and novelist
- Julia Averkieva (Yuliya Averkiyeva) (1907–1980), Soviet anthropologist and string figure collector
See also
- Averkiyevo, several rural localities in Russia
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d Fedosyuk, entry on "Аверин".
Sources
- Ю. А. Федосюк (Yu. A. Fedosyuk). "Русские фамилии: популярный этимологический словарь" (Russian Last Names: a Popular Etymological Dictionary). Москва, 2006. ISBN 978-5-89349-216-3
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