Mitrofan Explained

Mitrofan is a Slavic name derived from Greek Μητροφάνης : μήτηρ "mother + φαίνω, "appear, shine". Its English equivalent is Metrophanes.

Derived names:

• Mitrokha/Mitroha/Mitroshka, Russian diminutive; Mitrofanushka, Russian hypocoristic

Derived patronymics:

• Mitrofanovich (masculine), Mitrofanovna (feminine)

Derived surnames: Mitrofanov/Mitrofanova, Russian; Mitrokhin/Mitrokhina, Russian; Mitrofanenko, Ukrainian

The name may refer to:

• Mitrophan of Voronezh, an Orthodox Saint and bishop
• Mitrofan Ban, Montenegrin bishop
• Mitrofan Cioban, a Moldovan mathematician
• Mitrofan Belyayev, a Russian music publisher, founder of the Glinka prize
• Mitrofan Dovnar-Zapol'skiy, a Belarusian historian and ethnographer
• Mitrofan Pyatnitsky, a Russian musician
• Mitrofan Nedelin, Soviet military commander
• Mihai Mitrofan
• Sandu Mitrofan
• Mitrofan Kodić