Surname · Russian
Фёдоров
“god”·“gift”
Фёдоров (Fjódorov) is a surname from Old Church Slavonic, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Fyodoroff.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Фёдоров is built from elements meaning “god” and “gift”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Фёдоров comes from Old Church Slavonic, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Church Slavonic Ѳеодоръ, from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος, built from Ancient Greek θεός (“god”) + δῶρον (“gift”).
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Фёдоров’s family of names
In Russian usage, Фёдоров has a later derivative in FEDOROV. In Russian usage, Фёдоров as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Fiodorov. In Russian usage, Фёдоров as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form FEDOROV.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Фёдоров has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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