Yermolayev (Russian: Ермолаев, masculine) and Yermolayeva (Russian: Ермолаева; feminine) is a Russian surname.
Derivation
editYermolayev is derived from the given name Yermolay (or Ermolai, Ermolay, Yermolai; Russian: Ермолай), which was from the Greek Hermolaos, meaning "the people of Hermes".[1][2]
Alternative variants
edit"Yermolayev" may also alternatively be spelled or romanized as Ermolaeff, Ermolaev, Ermolajew, Ermolayev, Iermolaïev, Jermolajeff, Jermolajev, Jermolajew, Yermolaeff, Yermolaev, Yermolaieff, Yermolaiev, or Yermolaiew.
Notable people
editNotable people with this surname include:
- Galina Yermolayeva (rower) (b. 1948), Soviet rower
- Aleksey Yermolayev (1910-1975), Soviet ballet dancer
- Vadim Yermolayev, Russian ice hockey player
- Vladimir Yermolaev (1909-1944), Soviet aircraft designer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. p. 187. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.
- ^ Behind the Name: Yermolai, Behind the Name: Hermolaos