Abrosimov Explained

Abrosimov (Russian: Абро́симов; masculine) or Abrosimova (Russian: Абро́симова; feminine) is a Russian surname.^{[1] [2]} Variants of this surname include Abrasimov/Abrasimova (Russian: Абра́симов/Russian: Абра́симова), Abraskin/Abraskina (Russian: Абра́скин/Russian: Абра́скина), Abrosenko (Russian: Абросе́нко), Abrosenkov/Abrosenkova (Russian: Абро́сенков/Russian: Абро́сенкова), Abrosin/Abrosina (Russian: Абро́син/Russian: Абро́сина), Abroskin/Abroskina (Russian: Абро́с(ь)кин/Russian: Абро́с(ь)кина), Abroskov/Abroskova (Russian: Абро́сков/Russian: Абро́скова), Abrosov/Abrosova (Russian: Абро́сов/Russian: Абро́сова), Abroshin/Abroshina (Russian: Абро́шин/Russian: Абро́шина), Abroshchenko (Russian: Абро́щенко), Ambrosov/Ambrosova (Russian: Амбро́сов/Russian: Амбро́сова), Amvrosimov/Amvrosimova (Russian: Амвро́симов/Russian: Амвро́симова), Amvrosov/Amvrosova (Russian: Амвро́сов/Russian: Амвро́сова), Amvrosyev/Amvrosyeva (Russian: Амвро́сьев/Russian: Амвро́сьева), Obrosimov/Obrosimova (Russian: Обро́симов/Russian: Обро́симова), Obrosov/Obrosova (Russian: Обро́сов/Russian: Обро́сова), and Ovrosimov/Ovrosimova (Russian: Овро́симов/Russian: Овро́симова).

All these surnames derive from various forms of the given name Ambrose (Amvrosy), which is of Greek origin where it means god-like. Another possibility is that the surname derives from the Russian dialectal word "Russian: абросим" (abrosim), meaning a person who gives oneself airs, a person who plays the peacock.

People with the surname

• Alexander Abrosimov (1948–2011), Russian mathematician
• Alexander Abrosimov, Russian volleyball player playing for Zenit Kazan in the 2012 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
• Alexey Abrosimov, one of the picks in the 2012 KHL Junior Draft
• Anastasia Abrosimova (born 1990), Russian triathlete
• Elena Abrosimova, double bass musician involved with recording Umoja, 2006 Dutch album
• Ivan Abrosimov, one of the referees during the 2014–2015 Russian Cup
• Kirill Abrosimov, Russian swimmer participating in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
• Marina Abrosimova, real name of MakSim, Russian singer
• Pavel Abrosimov, Soviet architect, recipient of the Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects
• Sergei Abrosimov (born 1977), former Russian association football player
• Svetlana Abrosimova (born 1980), Russian basketball player
• Tamara Abrosimova, Soviet actress from Sentimentalny roman, a 1976 Soviet drama movie
• Yury Abrosimov, one of the volunteers killed during the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine

See also

• Abrosimovo, several rural localities in Russia

References

Sources

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

Notes and References

1. Ganzhina, p. 11
2. Fedosyuk, entry on "Абросимов" .