Adamov (surname)

For other uses, see Adamov.

Adamov (Russian: Ада́мов; masculine) or Adamova (Ада́мова; feminine) is a Slavic surname. Variants of this surname include Adam (Ада́м), Adamenko (Ада́менко), Adamenya (Адаме́ня), Adamets (Адаме́ц), Adamik (Ада́мик), Adamishin/Adamishina (Адами́шин/Адами́шина), Adamkovich (Адамко́вич), Adamovich (Адамо́вич), Adamushkin/Adamushkina (Ада́мушкин/Ада́мушкина), Adamchik (Ада́мчик), Adamchuk (Адамчу́к), Adamyshev/Adamysheva (Ада́мышев/Ада́мышева), Adamyuk (Адамю́к), Adanin/Adanina (Ада́нин/Ада́нина), and Adankin/Adankina (Ада́нькин/Ада́нькина).

There are two theories as to the origins of these last names. According to the most commonly accepted one, they derive from various forms of the Christian masculine given name Adam, which was common in the Ukrainian and Belarusian languages. Forms "Adam" and "Adamovich" of this surname are the same as in the Polish language.

Another theory postulates that at least some of these surnames derive from the nicknames which trace their roots to the dialectal word "адам" (adam), meaning a very tall man.

People with the surname

• Arthur Adamov (1908–1970), Russian-born French playwright
• Grigory Adamov (1886–1945), Soviet journalist and science fiction writer
• Jaroslava Adamová (1925–2012), Czech actress
• Joe Adamov (1920-2005), journalist and presenter for Radio Moscow (later known as Voice of Russia)
• Leonard Adamov (1941–1977), Soviet association football player
• Roman Adamov (born 1982), Russian association football player
• Roman Adamov (footballer, born 1991), Russian association football player
• Yevgeny Adamov (born 1939), former head of the Russian atomic energy ministry

See also

• Adamovo (disambiguation)
• Adamova, alternative name of Adamovo, a village in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia

References

Sources

• И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001. ISBN 5-237-04101-9