Yermolayev
Yermolayev (Russian: Ермолаев, masculine) and Yermolayeva (Russian: Ермолаева; feminine) is a Russian surname.
Derivation[edit]
Yermolayev 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[edit]
Notable 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[edit]
References[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
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