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Agafonov

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Agafonov (Russian: Агафо́нов; masculine) or Agafonova (Агафо́нова; feminine) is a Russian surname.[1] It derives from the given name Agafon, borrowed from Greek, where it meant kindness, goodness.[1]

The following people share this surname:

See also

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  • Agafonova, alternative name of the rural locality (a village) of Agafonovo in Odintsovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia
  • Agafonovo, several rural localities in Russia

References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b Fedosyuk, entry on "Агафонов" Archived 2014-12-07 at the Wayback Machine.
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