Adamov (surname)
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Adamov (Russian: Ада́мов; masculine) or Adamova (Ада́мова; feminine) is a Slavic surname.[1]
There are two theories as to the origins of this last name.[1] According to the most commonly accepted one, they derive from various forms of the Christian masculine given name Adam, which was common in the Ukrainian and Belarusian languages.[1]
Another theory postulates that at least some of these surnames derive from the nicknames which trace their roots to the dialectal word "адам" (adam), meaning a very tall man.[1]
People with the surname
[edit ]- Arthur Adamov (1908–1970), Russian-born French playwright
- Denis Adamov (born 1998), Russian footballer
- Grigory Adamov (1886–1945), Soviet journalist and science fiction writer
- Jaroslava Adamová (1925–2012), Czech actress
- Joe Adamov (1920-2005), journalist and presenter for Radio Moscow (later known as Voice of Russia)
- Leonard Adamov (1941–1977), Soviet association football player
- Philippe Adamov (1956–2020), French cartoonist
- Roman Adamov (born 1982), Russian association football player
- Roman Adamov (footballer, born 1991), Russian association football player
- Yevgeny Adamov (born 1939), former head of the Russian atomic energy ministry
References
[edit ]Sources
[edit ]- И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001. ISBN 5-237-04101-9
Surname list
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