Abashin (Russian: Абашин; masculine) or Abashina (Абашина; feminine) is a Russian last name, a variant of which is Abashkin (Абашкин; masculine) or Abashkina (Абашкина; feminine). These last names derive from "Аба́ша" (Abasha) and "Аба́шка" (Abashka)—the diminutive forms of the first name Avvakum—although other theories explaining the origins of these nicknames also exist (cf. Abashev).
- People with this last name
- Viktoriya Abashina, contestant on Dom-2, a Russian reality show
- Vladislav Abashin, actor from the 2008 Russian action movie Novaya Zemlya and the 2012 Russian drama movie In the Fog
References
Notes
- ^ Fedosyuk, entry on "Абашин" Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine.
- Ganzhina, p. 10
Sources
- Ю. А. Федосюк (Yu. A. Fedosyuk). "Русские фамилии: популярный этимологический словарь" (Russian Last Names: a Popular Etymological Dictionary). Москва, 2006. ISBN 978-5-89349-216-3
- И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001. ISBN 5-237-04101-9
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