Surname · Russian
Смирнов
“quiet, mild, meek”
Смирнов (Smirnóv) is a surname. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Smirnov.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Смирнов goes back to a word meaning “quiet, mild, meek.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Смирнов is Smirnov written in Cyrillic. Smirnov comes from Russian.
Explained through its name family
Смирнов’s family of names
In Russian usage, Смирнов as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form SMIRNOFF. In Russian usage, Смирнов as a surname has a transliteration in SMIRNOV. In Russian usage, Смирнов as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Smirnóv.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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