Tsyganov (Russian: Цыганов; masculine) or Tsyganova (Цыганова; feminine) is a Russian language ethnonymic surname derived from the term "tsygan" (цыган) meaning Gypsy.[1] The patronymic suffix '-ov' indicates that it is a patronymic surname literally meaning "son of a person nicknamed 'Tsygan'".
The surname may refer to:
- Tsyganov
- Dimitri Tsyganov (born 1989), Russian ice hockey player
- Nikolay Tsyganov (1797-1832), Russian poet, singer and actor
- Sergey Tsyganov (born 1992), Russian footballer
- Valeri Tsyganov (born 1956), Soviet alpine skier
- Viktor Tsyganov (1896–1944), Soviet Lieutenant General
- Yevgeny Tsyganov, Russian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and compose
- Tsyganova
- Monika Tsõganova (born 1969), Estonian chess player
- Natalya Tsyganova (born 1971), Ukrainian-Russian middle-distance runner
- Viktoria Tsyganova , Russian singer
- Monika Tsõganova (born 1969), Estonian chess Woman International Master
See also
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edit- ^ Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. p. 527. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.