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 Slavi ...

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

Variants

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

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

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

: ''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 (russian: Любо́вь Фёдоровна Достое́вская; 14 September 1869 – 10 November 1926), also known by the name Aimée Dostoyevskaya, was a Russian writer, memoirist, and the second daughter of ...

, Russian writer, daughter of Fyodor Dostoyevsky *

Lyubov Golanchikova Lyubov Golanchikova (also russian: Любовь Александровна Голанчикова, 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 Esto ...

, Russian pilot *

Lyubov Kremlyova Lyubov Kremlyova (russian: Любовь Кремлёва; 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 ...

, Russian athlete *

Lyubov Orlova Lyubov Petrovna Orlova (russian: link=no, Любовь Петровна Орлова ; – 26 January 1975) was a Soviet and Russian actress, singer, dancer and People's Artist of the USSR (1950). Life and career She was born to a family o ...

, Russian actress *

Lyubov Popova Lyubov Sergeyevna Popova (russian: Любо́вь Серге́евна Попо́ва; April 24, 1889 – May 25, 1924) was a Russian-Soviet avant-garde artist, painter and designer. Early life Popova was born in Ivanovskoe, near Moscow, to ...

, 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; russian: Фонд борьбы с коррупцией (ФБК), Fond borby s korruptsiyey (FBK), Foundation for combating corruption) is a non-profit organization established in 2011 by Russian opposit ...

Lyubov Sirota Lyubov Makarivna Sirota ( uk, Любов Макарівна Сирота; born June 21, 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 th ...

, 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, Russian and American performer of Russian popular music, much of which is the s ...

, American singer of Russian/Ukrainian origin

Liubov

Liubov Charkashyna Liubov Viktorovna Charkashyna ( be, Любоў Віктараўна Чаркашына; russian: Любовь Викторовна Черкашина, born December 23, 1987) is a retired Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 O ...

(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 al ...

(born 1999), Finnish figure skater *

Liubov Gurevich Liubov Yakovlevna Gurevich (russian: Любо́вь Я́ковлевна Гуре́вич; November 1, 1866, Saint Petersburg – October 17, 1940, Moscow) was a Russian editor, translator, author, and critic. She has been described as "Russia's mo ...

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

Liubov Ilyushechkina Liubov Ivanovna Ilyushechkina (russian: Любовь Ивановна Илюшечкина, 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 ...

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

Liubov Nikitina Lyubov Igorevna Nikitina (russian: Любовь Игоревна Никитина; born 21 January 1999) is a Russian freestyle skier who competes internationally. She participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowbo ...

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

Liubov Sereda Liubov Paradieva Sereda (Russian: Любовь Парадиева Середа; born in 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 ...

(born 1945), retired Soviet rhythmic gymnast *

Liubov Sheremeta Liubov Sheremeta (born 17 January 1980) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Inte ...

(born 1980), Ukrainian former artistic gymnast *

Liubov Yaskevich Lyubov Ilyinichna Yaskevich (russian: Любовь Ильинична Яскевич; born 17 April 1985) is a Russian female sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol, finishing fourth, 0.6 of a ...

(born 1985), Russian female sport shooter

Lubov

Lubov Azria Lubov Azria (born November 8, 1967) is an American fashion designer. She was the Chief Creative Officer of BCBGMAXAZRIA Group, a global fashion house with over 20 brands. Biography Lubov Azria was born on November 8, 1967, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Growi ...

, American fashion designer of Ukrainian origin *

Lubov Bakirova Lubov Raifovna Bakirova (russian: Любовь Раифовна Бакирова; born 11 January 1993) is a Russian former competitive pair skater. In 2009, she teamed up with Mikalai Kamianchuk to represent Belarus. Appearing at six ISU Champio ...

, Russian pair skater *

Lubov Gazov Lubov "Lubi" Gazov (born 6 March 1989 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is an Austrian aerobic gymnast. At the 2012 World Championships in Sofia, Gazov won 3rd place in the single female category. One year later, she obtained bronze at the World Games in Cali ...

, Austrian aerobic gymnast of Bulgarian origin *

Lubov Rabinovich Lubov Rabinovich, (Любовь Семеновна Рабинович) (1907 in Liepāja, Russian Empire – 2001 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet Russian painter most noted for her works depicting rural life and particularly life in the newly cr ...

, Russian painter *

Lubov Roudenko Luba Marks (November 28, 1921 – July 5, 2020) was a Bulgarian-born French-American fashion designer of Russian descent specializing in sportswear from the 1950s to the 1980s. Prior to this, under the name Lubov Roudenko, she was a former soloist ...

, 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 Pavlov ...

, Russian ballet dancer *

Lubov Volosova Lubov Mikhaylovna Volosova (russian: Любовь Михайловна Волосова; born August 16, 1982) is a female wrestler from Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country span ...

, Russian wrestler *

Lubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko Lubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko ( uk, Любов Жильцова-Лысенко; born 20 October 1956) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian chess player who holds the title of FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1996). She won the Ukrainian Chess Champion ...

, 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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