Averkiyev (russian: Аверкиев; masculine) or Averkiyeva (russian: Аверкиева; feminine) is a Russian last name.
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Variants of this last name include
Averin/Averina (/) and
Averyanov/Averyanova (/).
They all derive from the Russian male
first name Averky Averky (russian: Аве́ркий) is a Russian Christian male first name.Superanskaya p. 22 The name is possiblyPetrovsky, p. 34 derived from the Latin word ''averto'', meaning ''to rout'', ''to hold'', ''to turn away'', or ''to attract ...
(or its derivative forms Avera and Averyan), which used to be common in the past.
The name supposedly derives from a
Latin verb meaning ''to put to flight''.
The following people share this last name:
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Alexander Averkiyev
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
(1980–2000), Russian private, a
Hero of the Russian Federation
Hero of the Russian Federation (russian: Герой Российской Федерации, Geroy Rossiyskoy Federatsii), also unofficially Hero of Russia (russian: link=no, Герой России, Geroy Rossii), is the highest honorary title ...
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Dmitry Averkiyev (1836–1905), Russian playwright and novelist
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Julia Averkieva
Julia Pavlovna Petrova-Averkieva (July 24, 1907 – October 9, 1980) was a Soviet anthropologist and string figure collector.Averkieva, Julia P. and Sherman, Mark A. (1992). "Introduction by Mark A. Sherman", Kwakiutl String Figures'', p.xvii. ...
(''Yuliya Averkiyeva'') (1907–1980), Soviet anthropologist and string figure collector
See also
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Averkiyevo Averkiyevo (russian: Аверкиево) is the name of several rural localities in Russia:
* Averkiyevo, Ivanovo Oblast, a village in Ilyinsky District of Ivanovo Oblast
* Averkiyevo, Moscow Oblast, a village in Averkiyevskoye Rural Settlement of ...
, several rural localities in Russia
References
Notes
Sources
*Ю. А. Федосюк (Yu. A. Fedosyuk). "Русские фамилии: популярный этимологический словарь" (''Russian Last Names: a Popular Etymological Dictionary''). Москва, 2006.
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