Melnikov
Melnikov (Russian: Ме́льников) is a surname of Russian origin. Like many surnames, it derives from an occupation. The root "мельник" (melnik) meaning miller, means 'one who mills grain'.
It may refer to:
- Alexander Melnikov (born 1973), pianist
- (born 1990[1]), pianist (3rd prize International Tchaikovsky Competition 2019)
- Avraam Melnikov (1784–1854), architect
- (1919–1996), rocket engine designer
- Nikolai Melnikov (born 1948), Olympic champion water polo player
- Nikolay Melnikov (curler) (born 1964), Russian wheelchair curler
- (1912-1982[2]), Soviet astrophysicist
- Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov (1818–1883), writer
- Pavel Petrovich Melnikov (1804–1880), engineer
- Konstantin Melnikov (1890–1974), architect
- Vitaly Melnikov (film director) (born 1928), film director
- Vitaly Melnikov (swimmer) (born 1990), swimmer
- Vladimir Melnikov (born 1951), poet, writer, composer
- Ivan Melnikov (singer), opera singer
- Ivan Melnikov (politician)
- Sergey Melnikov, runner
- Angelina Melnikova (born 2000), gymnast
- Melnikov distance
References[]
- ^ "Alexei Melnikov".
- ^ Editorial Board (1982). "Melnikov, OA obituary". Soviet Astronomy (Reprinted in American Institute of Physics 1983). American Institute of Physics. 26: 628. Bibcode:1982SvA....26..628.
Categories:
- Surnames
- Russian-language surnames
- Occupational surnames