Afanasyev

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Afanasyev
Language(s)Russian
Origin
Region of originRussia
Other names
Variant form(s)Afanasyeva

Afanasyev (masculine; Афанасьев) or Afanasyeva (feminine; Афанасьева) is a Russian last name. It is derived from Afanasy which is etymologically directly connected to Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), a very common Greek masculine first name that means "immortal". As Russian last name it is shared by the following people:

People[]

  • Aleksey Afanasyev (1850-c.1920), Russian painter and illustrator
  • Alexander Afanasyev (1826–1871), Russian folklorist
  • Alexander Afanasyev-Chuzhbinsky (1817–1875), Russian/Ukrainian writer and ethnographer
  • (1910–1978), Soviet naval officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
  • (1916–1968), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
  • (1912–2003), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
  • (1859–1905), Russian revolutionary
  • (1906–1975), Soviet geologist and petrographer
  • Mikhail Afanasyev (born 1986), Belarusian footballer
  • (1901–1952), Soviet naval officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Ksenia Afanasyeva (born 1991), Russian olympic gymnast
  • (1918–1944), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Nikolay Mikhaylovich Afanasyev (1916-2009), Russian firearms designer
  • (1893–1966), Russian Orthodox theologian
  • Nikolay Yakovlevich Afanasyev (1820–1898), Russian violinist and composer
  • Nina Afanasyeva (born 1939), Russian/Sami politician and language activist
  • Sergey Afanasyev (engineer) (1918–2001), Soviet engineer and space and defense industry executive
  • (born 1964), Russian middle-distance runner
  • Sergey Afanasyev (racing driver) (born 1988), Russian racing driver
  • (1894–1965), Soviet party figure
  • Tatyana Afanasyeva (1876–1964), Russian/Dutch mathematician
  • Vahur Afanasjev (1979–2021), Estonian writer, filmmaker and musician
  • Valery Afanassiev (born 1947), Russian pianist
  • Valērijs Afanasjevs (born 1982), Latvian footballer
  • (1843–1913), prominent mechanical engineer of the Imperial Russian Navy
  • Viktor Grigoryevich Afanasyev (1922–1994), Soviet/Russian journalist
  • Viktor Mikhaylovich Afanasyev (born 1948), Soviet/Russian cosmonaut
  • Yegor Afanasyev, an alias of a Russian revolutionary
  • Yelena Afanasyeva (born 1967), Russian athlete
  • , (1934-2015), Russian historian and politician

Other[]

See also[]

References[]

  • Unbegaun, B. O. (1972). Russian Surnames. Oxford University Press.
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