Afanasyev (masculine; Афанасьев) or Afanasyeva (feminine; Афанасьева) is a Russian last name. It is derived from

Afanasy Afanasy (russian: Афана́сий) is the Russian form of Athanasios, a Greek name meaning "immortal". It may refer to: People: * Afanasy Bagration, Prince Adarnase of Kartli (1707–1784), Georgian prince royal and Russian Empire general * Af ...

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 Aleksey Fyodorovich Afanas'ev, also Afanasiev or Afanasyev (Russian: Алексе́й Фёдорович Афана́сьев; 30 November 1850, Saint Petersburg - c. 1920, location unknown) was a Russian Empire painter, graphic artist, caricaturis ...

(1850-), Russian painter and illustrator *

Alexander Afanasyev Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (Afanasief, Afanasiev or Afanas'ev, russian: link=no, Александр Николаевич Афанасьев) ( — ) was a Russian Slavist and ethnographer who published nearly 600 Russian fairy and folk ta ...

(1826–1871), Russian folklorist *

Alexander Afanasyev-Chuzhbinsky Alexander Stepanovich Afanasyev (russian: link=no, Александр Степанович Афанасьев, 12 March 1817 – 18 September 1875) was a Russian and Ukrainian poet, writer, editor, ethnographer and translator (from Polish and ...

(1817–1875), Russian/Ukrainian writer and ethnographer *

Alexey Ivanovich Afanasyev Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin ...

(1910–1978), Soviet naval officer and

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

Alexey Nikolayevich Afanasyev Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin ...

(1916–1968), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union *

Anatoly Afanasyev Anatoly (russian: Анато́лий, Anatólij , uk, Анато́лій, Anatólij ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'', meaning "sunrise." Other common Russian transliterations are Ana ...

(1912–2003), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union *

Fyodor Afanasyev Fyodor, Fedor (russian: Фёдор) or Feodor is the Russian form of the name "Theodore" meaning “God’s Gift”. Fedora () is the feminine form. Fyodor and Fedor are two English transliterations of the same Russian name. It may refer to: Giv ...

(1859–1905), Russian revolutionary *

Georgy Afanasyev Georgy may refer to: * Georgy (given name) *Diminituve for Georgina *Georgy, the protagonist in ''Georgy Girl'' novel, film, and song * ''Georgy'' (musical), a musical from the novel ''Georgy Girl'' See also * Georgi (disambiguation) * Georgiy, a ...

(1906–1975), Soviet geologist and petrographer * Mikhail Afanasyev (born 1986), Belarusian footballer *

Ivan Afanasyev Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulga ...

(1901–1952), Soviet naval officer and Hero of the Soviet Union *

Ksenia Afanasyeva Ksenia Dmitrievna Afanasyeva (russian: Ксения Дмитриевна Афанасьева; born 13 September 1991) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the 2011 world champion on flo ...

(born 1991), Russian olympic gymnast * Nikolay Fyodorovich Afanasyev (1918–1944), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union * Nikolay Mikhaylovich Afanasyev (1916-2009), Russian firearms designer * Nikolay Nikolayevich Afanasyev (1893–1966), Russian Orthodox theologian * Nikolay Yakovlevich Afanasyev (1820–1898), Russian violinist and composer *

Nina Afanasyeva Nina Yeliseyevna Afanasyeva (russian: Нина Елисеевна Афанасьева; pseudonym, sjd, Е̄льцэ Нӣна Афанасьева, Jeel'ce Niina Afanas'jeva; born February 1, 1939) is a Russian-Sami politician and language ac ...

(born 1939), Russian/Sami politician and language activist *

Sergey Afanasyev (engineer) Sergey Aleksandrovich Afanasyev (russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Афана́сьев; 30 August 1918 – 13 May 2001) was a Russian engineer and later politician who was the leading figure in the Soviet Union's missile and ...

(1918–2001), Soviet engineer and space and defense industry executive * Sergey Afanasyev (athlete) (born 1964), Russian middle-distance runner *

Sergey Afanasyev (racing driver) Sergey Andreyevich Afanasyev ( rus, Серге́й Андре́евич Афана́сьев, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪf; born 25 March 1988) is a Russian racing driver, holder of honour "Master of sports of Russi ...

(born 1988), Russian racing driver * Stepan Afanasyev (1894–1965), Soviet party figure * Tatyana Afanasyeva (1876–1964), Russian/Dutch mathematician * Vahur Afanasjev (1979–2021), Estonian writer, filmmaker and musician *

Valery Afanassiev Valery Afanassiev (russian: Валерий Павлович Афанасьев, ''Valerij Pavlovič Afanasiev''; born 8 September 1947) is a Russian pianist, writer and conductor. Life Valery Afanassiev was born in Moscow. He studied piano at ...

(born 1947), Russian pianist *Valērijs Afanasjevs (born 1982), Latvian footballer * Vasily Afanasyev (1843–1913), prominent mechanical engineer of the

Imperial Russian Navy The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution of 1917. It developed from ...

* Viktor Grigoryevich Afanasyev (1922–1994), Soviet/Russian journalist * Viktor Mikhaylovich Afanasyev (born 1948), Soviet/Russian cosmonaut *Yegor Afanasyev, an alias of a Russian revolutionary

Yegor Klimanov Yegor is a Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian given name. Alternative spellings include Egor, Egori, Yahor,Yehor (Ukrainian), Jegor (common variant in Slavic countries with a Latin alphabet) anThe name has Balto-Slavic origin that means "hunter", ...

* Yelena Afanasyeva (born 1967), Russian athlete *

Yuri Afanasyev Yury Nikolayevich Afanasyev (also spelled Yuri Afanasiev; russian: Юрий Николаевич Афанасьев; 5 September 1934 – 14 September 2015) was a Soviet/Russian historian and one of the leaders of Russia's democratic movement in ...

, (1934-2015), Russian historian and politician

Other

Afanasyeva (rural locality) 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 masculi ...

, a rural locality (a village) in

Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and ...

, Russia

References

* {{Surname Russian-language surnames ru:Афанасьев