Given name & surname
Molotov
“hammer”
Molotov is a surname from Russian. It is used in English and Finnish.
Original RussianМолотов
Meaning & origin
What it means
Molotov is a romanization of Молотов. Молотов goes back to a word meaning “hammer.”
Explained through its name family
Molotov’s family of names
In English usage, Molotov as a surname has a related form in Molotoff. In English usage, Molotov as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Мо́лотов. In French usage, Molotov as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Молотов.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Molotov has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.
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 2
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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“cerebral”
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