Surname · Russian

Медведев

“bear”

Медведев (Medvédev) is a surname. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Medvedev.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Медведев goes back to a word meaning “bear.”

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Where it comes from

Медведев is Medvedev written in Cyrillic. Medvedev comes from Russian.

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How it developed

Built from Russian медве́дь (“bear”) + -ев.

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Медведев’s family of names

In Russian usage, Медведев as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form MEDVEDEV. In Russian usage, Медведев as a surname has a transliteration in MEDVEDEV. In Russian usage, Медведев as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Medvédev.

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Медведев has relatives in 6 languages.

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 4

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