Adamov (surname)

Adamov (Russian: Ада́мов; masculine) or Adamova (Ада́мова; feminine) is a Slavic surname.^[1] 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).^[1]

There are two theories as to the origins of these last names.^[1] 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.^[1] Forms "Adam" and "Adamovich" of this surname are the same as in the Polish language.^[1]

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.^[1]

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

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