Antsiferov (feminine form: Antsiferova) is a Russian-language surname derived from the archaic Russian first name "Antsifer" (Анцифер), in turn derived from "Onisifor" (Онисифор,

Onesiphorus Onesiphorus (Greek: Ονησιφόρος; meaning "bringing profit" or "useful") was a Christian referred to in the New Testament letter of Second Timothy ( and ). According to the letter sent by St. Paul, Onesiphorus sought out Paul who was imp ...

). People with the name include: * Alexei Antsiferov (born 1991), a Kazakhstani-Russian ice hockey player * Danila Antsiferov (died 1712), Russian explorer, after whom

Antsiferov Island Antsiferov Island (; also known as Shirinki Japanese language, Japanese 志林規島; Shirinki-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the northern Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its former J ...

in the Kuril Islands is named *

Nikolai Antsiferov Nikolai Pavlovich Antsiferov (; – September 2, 1958) was a Soviet historian and scholar of culture and local lore. Biography Antsiferov was born in the estate of Count Potocki in Uman, Ukraine. His father, Pavel Grigor'evich Antsifer ...

(1889–1958), Russian historian

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