Azarov Explained

Azarov (ru|Азаров; masculine) or Azarova (Russian: Азарова; feminine) is a Russian surname.^[1] Variants of this surname include Azarin/Azarina (Russian: Азарин/Russian: Азарина) and Ozarovsky/Ozarovskaya (Russian: Озаровский/Russian: Озаровская). It is derived from the given name Azary.

People with the last name

• Mykola Azarov (b. 1947), Ukrainian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Ukraine
• Nadezhda Azarova (b. 1983), Belarusian chess player
• Sergei Azarov (b. 1983), Belarusian chess player
• Svitlana Azarova (b. 1976), Ukrainian/Dutch composer of contemporary classical music
• Tatyana Azarova (b. 1985), Kazakhstani athlete
• Vasili Azarov, Russian footballer
• Vladimir Azarov (b. 1994), Russian association football player
• Yelena Azarova (b. 1973), Russian synchronized swimmer

Fictional characters

• Shurochka Azarova, cavalry maiden in the 1962 Soviet musical Hussar Ballad
• Nina Azarova, character from Netflix series The OA

Toponyms

• Azarova, a village in Boshinsky Rural Administrative Okrug of Karachevsky District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia; 52.9333°N 91°W

See also

• Azarovo, several rural localities in Russia

References

Sources

• Ю. А. Федосюк (Yu. A. Fedosyuk). "Русские фамилии: популярный этимологический словарь" (Russian Last Names: a Popular Etymological Dictionary). Москва, 2006.

Notes and References

1. Fedosyuk, entry on "Азарин".