Nagayev or Nagaev (feminine: Nagayeva, Nagaeva) is a Russian-language family name, derived from the obsolete Russian ethnonym 'Nagay' for
Nogais
The Nogais ( ) are a Kipchaks, Kipchak people who speak a Turkic languages, Turkic language and live in Southeastern Europe, North Caucasus, Volga region, Central Asia and Turkey. Most are found in Northern Dagestan and Stavropol Krai, as well ...
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The surname may refer to:
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Alexey Nagayev
Alexey Ivanovich Nagayev (, March 17, 1704, Sertyakino - January 8, 1781, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian hydrographer, cartographer and an admiral.
Biography
Born in a family of the lesser nobility, he graduated from the Saint Petersburg Naval A ...
(1704-1781), Russian hydrographer and admiral
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Igor Nagayev
Igor Nagayev (born 22 February 1966) is a Soviet sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Seoul in 1988, earning them in the K-2 500 m and K-4 1000 m event ...
, a former Soviet
canoeist
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Ivan Nagaev
Ivan Nagaev (; born 3 July 1990) is an Uzbekistani professional footballer who currently plays for FC Sogdiana Jizzakh as a forward.
Career
Ivan Nagaev signed a contract with Bunyodkor and on 24 February 2011 he was officially announced as a Bu ...
, an Uzbek footballer
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Ruslan Nagayev, a former football player
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Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union () was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society. The title was awarded both ...
recipient
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Russian-language surnames