Ageyev (Russian: Аге́ев; masculine) or Ageyeva (Аге́ева; feminine) is a Russian surname.[1] Variants of this surname include Aggeyev/Aggeyeva (Агге́ев/Агге́ева), Ageyenko (Аге́енко), Ageyenkov/Ageyenkova (Аге́енков/Аге́енкова), Ageykin/Ageykina (Аге́йкин/Аге́йкина), Agin/Agina (А́гин/А́гина), Agish (Аги́ш), Agishev/Agisheva (Аги́шев/Аги́шева), Agishin/Agishina (Аги́шин/Аги́шина), Agishchev/Agishcheva (Аги́щев/Аги́щева), Agushev/Agusheva (Агу́шев/Агу́шева), Ogiyenko (Огие́нко), and Ogishin/Ogishina (Оги́шин/Оги́шина).[1]

All these surnames derive from various forms of the Christian male given name Aggey (from the Biblical Hebrew word meaning festive), although it's also possible that the forms starting with "Agish-", "Agishch-", and "Agush-" were derived from the given name Agapy or Agafon.[1] The following people share this surname:

See also

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  • Ageyevo, several inhabited localities in Russia

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Ganzhina, p. 13

Sources

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  • И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001. ISBN 5-237-04101-9