Avtonomov
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Avtonomov (Russian: Автоно́мов; masculine) or Avtonomova (Автоно́мова; feminine) is a Russian last name.[1] Variants of this surname include Avnatamov/Avnatamova (Авната́мов/Авната́мова), Avtamonov/Avtamonova (Автамо́нов/Автамо́нова), Avtomanov/Avtomanova (Автома́нов/Автома́нова), Avtoneyev/Avtoneyeva (Автоне́ев/Автоне́ева), Avtonoshkin/Avtonoshkina (Автоно́шкин/Автоно́шкина), and Antomanov/Antomanova (Антома́нов/Антома́нова).[1]
All these surnames derive from patronymics which themselves derive from various forms of the male first name Avtonom (from Greek autonomos, meaning one that has/is living by one's own laws).[1] The following people bear this surname:
- Alexey Avtonomov, several people
- Darya Avtonomova, Russian gymnast, a medalist in the Senior Group Finals at the 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
- Natalya Avtonomova, contributor to the proceedings of the 20th World Congress of Philosophy
- Nikolai Avtonomov (1894–1979), former Orthodox clergyman who converted to Eastern Catholicism
See also
[edit]- Kozma Spassky-Avtonomov (1807–1890), Russian geographer and climatologist
References
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[edit]Sources
[edit]- И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001. ISBN 5-237-04101-9