Lyubov, Liubov or Lubov is a female given name, meaning "love". It is of

Slavic Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to: Peoples * Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia ** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples ** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples ** West Slav ...

origin, coming from the basic word ''l'ub'' ().

Variants

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

: ''Любовь'' (Lyubov, Liubov, Lubov), ''Люба'' (Lyuba, Liuba, Luba) * Ukrainian: ''Любов'', ''Люба'' *

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

: ''Любоў'', ''Люба''

People

Lyubov

Lyubov Dostoyevskaya Lyubov Fyodorovna Dostoevskaya (; 14 September 1869 – 10 November 1926), also known by the name Aimée Dostoyevskaya, was a Russian writer and memoirist. Personal life She was the second daughter of famous writer Fyodor Dostoevsky and his ...

, Russian writer, daughter of Fyodor Dostoyevsky *

Lyubov Golanchikova Lyubov Golanchikova (also , Ljuba Galantchikoff) (1889–1959) was the third woman of the Russian Empire to receive a pilot's license. She was probably born in what is now Estonia. She was the first female test pilot, testing airplanes for Anthon ...

, Russian pilot *

Lyubov Kremlyova Lyubov Kremlyova (; born 21 December 1961) is a Russian former middle- and long-distance runner who competed internationally both for the Soviet Union and Russia. She had her greatest success indoors, winning medals at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor ...

, Russian athlete *

Lyubov Orlova Lyubov Petrovna Orlova ( ; – 26 January 1975) was a Soviet and Russian actress, singer, dancer, and People's Artist of the USSR (1950). Life and career Lyubov Orlova was born to a family of Russian nobility#Hereditary nobility, Russian h ...

, Russian actress *

Lyubov Popova Lyubov Sergeyevna Popova (; April 24, 1889 – May 25, 1924) was a Russian-Soviet avant-garde artist, Painting, painter and designer. Early life Popova was born in Ivanovskoye District, Ivanovskoe, near Moscow, to the wealthy family of Sergei ...

, Russian avant-garde artist *

Lyubov Savelyeva Lyubov Savelyeva (also spelt Savelieva; born 1940) is a Russian glass artist. Her work is part of the collection of the Corning Museum of Glass, the Museum of Contemporary Glass in Ukraine, Museum of Contemporary Glass in Ebeltoft. Denmark Biogr ...

(born 1940), Russian glass artist * Lyubov Eduardovna Sobol, (born 1987), Russian political figure, a lawyer of the

Anti-Corruption Foundation The Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF or FBK; ; ) is a non-profit organization established in 2011 by the Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The FBK published investigations into alleged corruption by high-ranking Russian government official ...

Lyubov Sirota Lyubov Makarivna Sirota (; born 21 June 1956) is a Ukrainian poet, writer, playwright, journalist and translator. As a former inhabitant of the city of Pripyat and an eyewitness (and victim) of the Chernobyl disaster, she has devoted a great par ...

, Ukrainian journalist and writer * Lyubov S. Sokolova, Russian actress * Lyubov V. Sokolova, Russian volleyball player *

Lyubov Sova Ljubov Zinovjevna Sova (Russian: Любовь Зиновьевна Сова) (Aksenova since 1979) is a Russian philologist notable for contributions in the field of linguistics and orientalistics. Her main fields of professional interest include ...

, Russian philologist *

Lyubov Uspenskaya Lyubov Zalmanovna Uspenskaya (Russian: ''Любо́вь За́лмановна Успе́нская''; born Sitsker (''Си́цкер''); 24 February 1954) is a Soviet and Russian performer of Russian popular music, much of which is the so- ...

, American singer of Russian/Ukrainian origin *

Lyubov Vorona Lyubov Kyrylivna Vorona (; 7 April 1931 – July 2021) was a Ukrainian farm worker and politician. She worked as a senior zootechnician and livestock specialist (later chief livestock specialist) in the Chkalov collective farm's Zhdanovsky and Po ...

, Ukrainian farm worker and politician

Liubov

Liubov Charkashyna Liubov Viktorovna Charkashyna (; , born December 23, 1987) is a retired Belarusian individual Rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnast. She is the Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic individual all-around, 2012 Olympic all-ar ...

(born 1987), retired Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast *

Liubov Efimenko Liubov Efimenko (born 20 June 1999) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2014 Finnish national silver medalist and has won three senior international medals, including bronze at the 2014 Nordics and silver at the 2016 Skate Helena. She has a ...

(born 1999), Finnish figure skater *

Liubov Gurevich Liubov Yakovlevna Gurevich (; November 1, 1866, Saint Petersburg – October 17, 1940, Moscow) was a Russian editor, translator, author, and critic. She has been described as "Russia's most important woman literary journalist." From 1894 to 1917 s ...

(1866–1940), Russian editor, translator, author, and critic *

Liubov Ilyushechkina Liubov Ivanovna Ilyushechkina (, born 5 November 1991) is a Russian-born Canadian pair skater. Ilyushechkina began competing for Canada with Dylan Moscovitch in 2014, and they were the 2017 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2017 Four ...

(born 1991), Russian-born Canadian pair skater *

Liubov Nikitina Lyubov Igorevna Nikitina (; born 21 January 1999) is a Russian freestyle skier who competes internationally. She participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and a ...

(born 1999), Russian freestyle skier who competes internationally *

Liubov Sereda Liubov Paradieva Sereda (Russian: Любовь Парадиева Середа; born 1945) is a retired Soviet rhythmic gymnast. She is a two time (1969, 1967) World All-around silver medalist. Biography Sereda was born in Grozny, Republic of ...

(born 1945), retired Soviet rhythmic gymnast *

Liubov Sheremeta Liubov Sheremeta (born 17 January 1980) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred ...

(born 1980), Ukrainian former artistic gymnast * Liubov Yaskevich (born 1985), Russian female sport shooter

Lubov

* Lubov Azria, American fashion designer of Ukrainian origin * Lubov Bakirova, Russian pair skater * Lubov Gazov, Austrian aerobic gymnast of Bulgarian origin * Lubov Rabinovich, Russian painter * Lubov Roudenko, French-American ballet dancer and fashion designer of Russian/Bulgarian origin *

Lubov Tchernicheva Lubov Tchernicheva (Любовь Павловна Чернышёва; 1890–1976) was a Russian ballet dancer. She danced with the Ballets Russes from 1911 to 1929, and continued dancing professionally into her sixties. Early life Lubov Pavlo ...

, Russian ballet dancer * Lubov Volosova, Russian wrestler * Lubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko, Ukrainian chess player *

Lubov (painter) Lubov (real name unknown) is the pseudonym of a painter (born in St. Petersburg) specializing in science fiction and fantasy art. General information A Chesley Award nominee, Lubov's work has appeared internationally in numerous print publicati ...

, Russian science fiction and fantasy artist

References

External links

Lyubov at Behind the NameCity of Brides -> Names of Russian Women
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