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Slavic Surnames
A Slavic name suffix is a common way of forming patronymics, family names, and pet names in the Slavic languages. Many, if not most, Slavic last names are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names and other words. Most Slavic surnames have suffixes which are found in varying degrees over the different nations. Some surnames are not formed in this way, including names of non-Slavic origin. They are also seen in North America, Argentina, and Australia. An example using an occupation is '' kovač'', '' koval'' or '' kowal'', which means blacksmith. It is the root of the names Kovačević, Kovačić, Kowalski, Kowalchuk, Kowalczyk, Kovachev, Kovalenko, Kovalyov, and Kovalev. All mean "descendant of a blacksmith". The given name Petr, Petro, Pyotr or Petar (equivalent to Peter) can become Petrov, Petriv, Petriw, Petrenko, Petrovsky, Petrović, Petrić, Petrič, Petrich, etc. All mean "descendant of Peter". This is similar to the use of "-son" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, by custom or official policy, in many countries worldwide, although elsewhere their use has been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (surname), Johnson (son of John). Origins of terms The usual noun and adjective in English is ''patronymic'', but as a noun this exists in free variation alongside ''patronym''. The first part of the word ''patronym'' comes from Greek language, Greek πατήρ ''patēr'' 'father' (Genitive case, GEN πατρός ''patros'' whence the combining form πατρο- ''patro''-); the second part comes from Greek ὄνυμα ''onyma'', a variant form of ὄνομα ''onoma'' 'name'. In the form ''patronymic'', this stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovalev
Kovalyov (), often written as Kovalev, or its feminine variant Kovalyova, Kovaleva (), is a common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English surname Smithson (derived from the Ukrainian word koval' (), which means "blacksmith"). Due to the ambiguous status of the Cyrillic letter '' yo'', the surname may be written with the Cyrillic letter '' ye'' (/) instead, though literate Russian speakers always pronounce it ''yo''. Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kovalyov (b. 1982), Russian footballer * Aleksandr Vladimirovich Kovalyov (b. 1975), Russian sprint canoer *Alexei Kovalev (born 1973), Russian professional ice hockey player * Anton Kovalyov (born 1992), Ukrainian-born Canadian chess grandmaster * Gennady Kovalev (born 1983), Russian boxer * Gennady Kovalev (biathlete) (1945–2024), Soviet-Russian biathlete * Mikhail Kovalyov (1897–1967), Soviet military leader * Nikolay Kovalyov (politician) (1949–2019), Russian politician, Chair of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Slavic Languages
The East Slavic languages constitute one of three regional subgroups of the Slavic languages, distinct from the West Slavic languages, West and South Slavic languages. East Slavic languages are currently spoken natively throughout Eastern Europe, and eastwards to Siberia and the Russian Far East. In part due to the large historical influence of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, the Russian language, Russian language is also spoken as a lingua franca in many regions of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Of the three Slavic branches, East Slavic is the most spoken, with the number of native speakers larger than the Western and Southern branches combined. The common consensus is that Belarusian language, Belarusian, Russian language, Russian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian are the extant East Slavic languages. Some linguists also consider Rusyn language, Rusyn a separate language, although it is sometimes considered a dialect of Ukrainian. The modern East Slavic languages desce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Languages
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English language, English, is also the world's most List of languages by total number of speakers, widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers. All Germanic languages are derived from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic, spoken in Iron Age Scandinavia, History of Germany#Iron Age, Iron Age Northern Germany and along the North Sea and Baltic coasts. The West Germanic languages include the three most widely spoken Germanic languages: English language, English with around 360–400 million native speakers; German language, German, with over 100 million native speakers; and Dutch language, Dutch, with 24 million native speakers. Other West Germanic languages include Afrikaans, an offshoot of Dutch origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrich (surname)
Petrich is surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Petrich, American football player * Henryk Petrich, Polish boxer * Jim Petrich, Australian businessman * Soma Orlai Petrich, Hungarian painter of Serbian descent See also * Petrič, surname * Petrić Petrić ( sr-Cyrl, Петрић) is a South Slavic surname, a patronymic of Petar. Notable people with the name include: * Daniel Petric (born 1991) American murderer * Bojan Petrić (born 1984), Bosnian f ..., surname * Petric (surname) {{surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrič (surname)
Petrič is a Slovene surname, a patronymic of Peter. Notable people with the name include: * Borut Petrič, Slovenian swimmer * Darjan Petrič, Slovenian swimmer * Dušan Petrič, Slovenian painter and graphic designer * Ernest Petrič, Slovenian legal scholar and diplomat * Joseph Petrič, Canadian musician of Slovenian descent * Luka Petrič, Slovenian badminton player See also * * Petrić Petrić ( sr-Cyrl, Петрић) is a South Slavic surname, a patronymic of Petar. Notable people with the name include: * Daniel Petric (born 1991) American murderer * Bojan Petrić (born 1984), Bosnian f ..., a South Slavic surname {{surname Surnames from given names Slovene-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrić
Petrić ( sr-Cyrl, Петрић) is a South Slavic surname, a patronymic of Petar. Notable people with the name include: * Daniel Petric (born 1991) American murderer * Bojan Petrić (born 1984), Bosnian football player * Branka Petrić (born 1937), Serbian actress * Denis Petrić (born 1988), Serbian football player * Frane Petrić (1529–1597), Croatian philosopher * Gordan Petrić (born 1969), Serbian football player * Ivo Petrić (1931-2018), Slovenian composer * Maja Petrić, Croatian artist * Mladen Petrić (born 1981), Croatian football player * Nemanja Petrić (born 1987), Serbian volleyball player * Nevenka Petrić (1927–2015), Serbian writer * Nikola Petrić (born 1991), Serbian football player * Ratko Petrić (1941–2010), Croatian sculptor * Tonka Tomičić Petrić (born 1976), Chilean model of Croatian descent * Tonka Petrić, Croatian painter * Vladimir Petrić (born 1975), Serbian handball player See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrović
Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Петровић, ;) is a South Slavic language patronymic surname literally meaning ''Peter's son'', equivalent to the English last name of Peterson (name), Peterson. In Eastern Slavic naming customs its counterpart is "Petrovich". The surname was notably used by the House of Petrović-Njegoš, and by Karađorđe Petrović. Petrović is the second most frequent surname in Serbia. It is also the 11th most common in Croatia, with 9,614 carriers (2011 census). It is the third most common surname in the Osijek-Baranja County, the fourth most common in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and ninth most common in the City of Zagreb. Notable people *Aleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1914) (1914–87), former Serbian football player and manager *Aleksandar Petrović (film director) (1929–1994), Serbian film director *Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born February 1959), Croatian professional basketball coach and former player *Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrovsky
Petrovsky (feminine: Petrovskaya) is a Russian-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: People * Adolf Petrovsky (1887–1937), Soviet diplomat * (born 1981), Russian singer * Boris Petrovsky (1908–2004), Soviet surgeon and politician * Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (1933–2023), German jazz saxophonist * David Petrovsky (Lipetz) (also known as Max Goldfarb, Bennett, Humboldt, Brown (1886–1937), Jewish revolutionary politician, economist, journalist, general of the Red Army, and Soviet statesman *Grigory Petrovsky (1878–1958), Ukrainian revolutionary * Ivan Petrovsky (1901–1973), Soviet mathematician * Kristina Petrovskaia (born 1980), retired Russian ice hockey player * Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne (1918–2018), Russian-American writer *Leonid Petrovsky (1897–1941), Soviet lieutenant general * (1933–2019), Russian astronomer, the namesake of 5319 Petrovskaya, minor planet * (1875–1921), Russian philologer, best known for his "Словарь русских � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrenko
Petrenko () is a patronymic surname of Slavic origin derived from the first name ''Petro'' (the Ukrainian equivalent of Peter) and effectively means ''of Peter''/''Peter's''. Notable people with the surname include: Arts and music * Alexei Petrenko (1938–2017), Soviet actor * Igor Petrenko (born 1977), Russian actor *Kirill Petrenko (born 1972), Russian conductor, Chief Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic * Mikhail Petrenko (born 1976), Russian opera singer * Roman Petrenko (born 1964), Russian media executive *Vasily Petrenko (born 1976), Russian conductor, Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Oslo Philharmonic Sports * Aleksandr Petrenko (born 1983), Russian triple jumper * Alexander Petrenko (1976–2006), Russian basketball player * Dmitri Petrenko (born 1966), Soviet/Russian football player and coach * Ihor Petrenko (born 1938), Soviet/Ukrainian pole vaulter * Iryna Petrenko (born 1992), Ukrainian biathlete * Jared Petrenko (born 1989), Australian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrov (surname)
Petrov or Petroff (; ; masculine) or Petrova (; ; feminine), is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the first name Pyotr (Пётр, Russian language, Russian) or Petar (Петър, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian) (Slavic forms of the Greek name of the Christian apostle, in English language, English Peter (first name), Peter) and literally means ''Pyotr's'' or ''Petar's''. Notable people It is the last name of, among many others, the following people: *Alexander Petrov **Alexander Petrov (chess player) (1794–1867), Russian chess player, after whom the following is named: ***Petrov's Defence, an opening **Aleksandr Petrov (animator) (born 1957), Russian animator *Alexey Petrov **Aleksei Aleksandrovich Petrov (born 1974), Russian weightlifter **Aleksei Zinovyevich Petrov (1910–1972), Russian mathematician **Aleksey Petrov (ice hockey), Russian ice hockey player with SKA St. Petersburg **Aleksei Petrov (cycling), Soviet cyclist who wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar
Petar (, sr-Cyrl, Петар) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. People mononymously known as Petar include: * * * Petar of Serbia ( – 917), early Prince of the Serbs * Petar of Duklja (), early archont in Dioclea * Petar Krešimir (died 1074/1075), King of Croatia and Dalmatia * Petar Delyan (r. 1040-1041), Bulgarian rebel, declared Emperor of Bulgaria Notable people with the name are numerous: * See also * Sveti Petar (other) * Petrov (other) * Petrić * Petričević Petričević ( sr-Cyrl, Петричевић) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an ea ... References {{reflist Bulgarian masculine given names Croatian ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
