Surname · Russian

Молотов

“hammer”

Молотов (Mólotov) is a surname. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Molotov.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Молотов goes back to a word meaning “hammer.”

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Where it comes from

Молотов is Molotov written in Cyrillic. Molotov comes from Russian.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

Built from Russian мо́лот (“hammer”) + -ов.

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Молотов’s family of names

In Russian usage, Молотов as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form MOLOTOV. In Russian usage, Молотов as a surname has a transliteration in MOLOTOV. In Russian usage, Молотов as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Mólotov.

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Молотов has relatives in 3 languages.

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 2

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