Abashin Explained

Abashin (Russian: Абашин; masculine) or Abashina (Russian: Абашина; feminine) is a Russian last name, a variant of which is Abashkin (Russian: Абашкин; masculine) or Abashkina (Russian: Абашкина; feminine).^[1] These last names derive from "Russian: Аба́ша" (Abasha) and "Russian: Аба́шка" (Abashka)—the diminutive forms of the first name Avvakum—although other theories explaining the origins of these nicknames also exist (cf. Abashev).^[2]

People with this last name

• Viktoriya Abashina, contestant on Dom-2, a Russian reality show
• Vladislav Abashin, actor from the 2008 Russian action movie Novaya Zemlya and the 2012 Russian drama movie In the Fog

References

Sources

• Ю. А. Федосюк (Yu. A. Fedosyuk). "Русские фамилии: популярный этимологический словарь" (Russian Last Names: a Popular Etymological Dictionary). Москва, 2006.
• И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001.

Notes and References

1. Fedosyuk, entry on "Абашин" .
2. Ganzhina, p. 10