Agapitov (Russian: Агапи́тов; masculine) or Agapitova (Агапи́това; feminine) is a Russian last name. It derives from the male given name Agapy (from a Greek word meaning loved one).[1] The following notable people share this last name:
- Maksim Agapitov (born 1970), Russian weightlifter and weightlifting administrator
- Sergey Agapitov, Russian actor who played Andrey in the 1994 movie Three Sisters
- Shurick Agapitov, founder of Xsolla, a global payment services company for online games. An active member of Russian-speaking LGBTQIA+ community.
- Svetlana Agapitova (born 1964), Russian human rights activist
- Yelena Agapitova, Kazakhstani ice hockey player who participated in the 1999 Asian Winter Games
See also
edit- Agapitovo, a rural locality (a village) in Parfenyevsky District of Kostroma Oblast, Russia; 58°44′N 43°25′E / 58.733°N 43.417°E
References
edit- ^ Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow:Astrel. p. 13. ISBN 5-271-00127-X