Semyonov
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Semyonov also transliterated as Semenov, Semenoff, and Semionov , or Semyonova (Semenova, Semionova) (feminine) is a common Russia
n last name
. Its etymology
is the "son of Semyon" or "belonging to Semyon", where "Semyon" is a Russian given name
that corresponds to Simeon, Simon.
Russia
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n last name
Last Name
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. Its etymology
Etymology
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is the "son of Semyon" or "belonging to Semyon", where "Semyon" is a Russian given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
that corresponds to Simeon, Simon.
People
The following people share this last name:- Alexander Semyonov, several people
- Alexey Semyonov, several people
- Alexey Semyonov (politics), leader of peasant rebellions in Kiev Governorate in the 1820s
- Andrei SemenovAndrei SemenovAndrei Vladimirovich Semenov is a Russian mixed martial artist and Sambo practitioner. He has also made forays into acting.Semenov has fought within the UFC middleweight division, in M-1 events and Pride Bushido, with an overall MMA record of 30 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws...
, Russian actor and mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighter - Andrey Aldan-Semenov, Russian writer and political prisoner
- Fyodor Semyonov, Russian astronomer
- Grigory SemyonovGrigory SemyonovGrigory Mikhaylovich Semyonov, or Semenov , was a Japanese-supported leader of the White movement in Transbaikal and beyond from December 1917 to November 1920, Lieutenant General and Ataman of Baikal Cossacks .-Biography:Semyonov was born in the Transbaikal region of eastern Siberia...
, Commander of the White Army, an ataman - Ivan Semyonov (artist), Russian graphic artist, People's Artist of the USSRPeople's Artist of the USSRPeople's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Nomenclature and significance :...
- Marina Semyonova, Russian prima ballerina
- Nikolay SemyonovNikolay SemyonovNikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov was a Russian/Soviet physicist and chemist. Semyonov was awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the mechanism of chemical transformation.-Life:...
, Russian/Soviet physicist and chemist - Piere Semyonov, a fictional personality in the Noon Universe
- Semyon SemyonovSemyon SemyonovSemyon Markovich Semenov was a Soviet intelligence agent. He was born in Odessa and graduated from the Moscow Textile Institute in 1936 with a specialty in power engineering....
, Russian KGB Case Officer - Svetlana Semyonova, Soviet athlete (rowing)
- Tatiana SemenovaTatiana SemenovaTatiana Semenova was the founding director of the Houston Ballet Academy.Semenova was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, but moved with her family to Paris, France when she was five...
, Russian-American ballet dancer - Vladimir Magomedovich SemyonovVladimir Magomedovich SemyonovVladimir Magomedovich Semyonov is a Russian colonel-general and the first president of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic ....
(b. 1940), first President of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia - Vladimir Semyonovich Semyonov, Soviet diplomat and party figure
- Yulian SemyonovYulian SemyonovYulian Semyonovich Semyonov , pen-name of Yulian Semyonovich Lyandres , was a Soviet and Russian writer of spy fiction and crime fiction.-Career:...
, Russian writer of spy fiction - Zinaida SemenovaZinaida SemenovaZinaida Semenova is a retired female long-distance runner from Russia. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on October 7, 2001 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, clocking 2:26:51. Semenova is a three-time winner of the annual Twin Cities Marathon....
(b. 1962), Russian long-distance runner - Andrey Semyonov-Tyan-ShanskyAndrey Semyonov-Tyan-ShanskyAndrey Petrovich Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky was a Russian entomologist specializing in beetles. He was the son of Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky.He entered the St. Petersburg University in 1885...
, Russian/Soviet entomologist and explorer - Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Russian geographer and explorer