Riabovil Explained

Riabovil, Ukrainian: Рябовіл, Russian: Рябовол, Belarusian: Рабавол, literally Spotted Ox, a Ukrainian surname.

Other spellings

Variations of the surname include Ryabovil, Ryabovol, Riabovol, Riabowol, Rjabovil, Rjabovol. According to the official Ukrainian-English transliteration rules^[1] Рябовіл must be spelt as Riabovil.

Derivatives

• Riabovolenko, Ukrainian: Рябоволенко, i.e. Riabovil's son
• Riabovolyk, Ukrainian: Рябоволик, i.e. Little Riabovil, or Little Spotted Ox
• Riabovoliv, Ukrainian: Рябоволів, or Riabovolov, Russian: Рябоволов, i.e. Riabovil's

Famous people

• Mykola Riabovil (1883—1919), the Chairman of the Parliament of Kuban People's Republic (1918—1919)
• Ivan Riabovil, S. Riabovil — pen names of Ivan Bahrianyi (1906—1963), a Ukrainian writer^[2]
• Karl Riabowol, a Canadian cancer researcher ^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=55-2010-%EF Government Resolution No. 55. Kyiv, 27 January 2010
2. Web site: Багряний Іван . 2012-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130217030957/http://korolenko.kharkov.com/bagrian.htm . 17 February 2013 . dmy-all .
3. http://www.sacri.ucalgary.ca/node/179 Dr.Karl Riabowol — Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute