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[Surname] 2 Russian surnames?
Sorry about so many recent posts. I've come across two surnames that I think are Russian/Slavic, but I'm not sure.Medvedev & LyashchukMedved means bear in Slavic, but as for the extra -ev, does it mean anything? Thanks in advance.

This message was edited 1/19/2007, 8:57 AM

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2 Russian surnames?  ·  Alyia  ·  1/19/2007, 8:56 AM
Re: 2 Russian surnames?  ·  Jim Young  ·  1/19/2007, 12:40 PM
Yup, Lyashchuk must be Ukrainian (m)  ·  Elena Alexandra  ·  1/20/2007, 3:33 AM
Thanks!  ·  Alyia  ·  1/19/2007, 5:29 PM