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Obleukhov or Ableukhov Russian: Облеу́хов; masculine) or Obleukhova/Ableukhova (Облеу́хова; feminine) is a Russian last name.[1] It belongs to the Russian noble Obleukhow family .[2]
It derives from a patronymic which itself is derived from the nicknames "Облаух" (Oblaukh) and "Облаухий" (Oblaukhy)—alternatively spelled "Аблеух" (Ableukh) and "Облеухий" (Obleukhy)—meaning someone with round, plump ears.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksandr Obleukhov (1742-1814), Russian general,
- Timofey Obleukhov, Russian cast member in the Hot Ice Show, a long-running ice show in the United Kingdom
Fictional characters
[edit]- Apollon Ableukhov and Nikolay Ableukhov, characters from Petersburg, a novel by Andrey Bely
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Ganzhina, p. 11
- ^ Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906. .
Sources
[edit]- И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001. ISBN 5-237-04101-9