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Agranov

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Agranov (Russian: Агранов; masculine) or Agranova (Агранова; feminine) is a Russian last name.[1] It derives from the Russian first name Gran (from the Latin word meaning grain), which transformed into the last name Granov.[1] That last name transformed into "Agranov", as the latter is easier to pronounce.[1]

People with the last name
  • David Agranov, actor who played Paul McNerney in Just Married, a 2003 American romantic comedy
  • Yakov Agranov (1893–1938), first Chief of the Soviet Main Directorate of State Security and a deputy NKVD chief
Fictional characters
  • Osip Agranov, character from the American crime drama series True Detective

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Fedosyuk, entry on "Агранов" Archived 2014-12-26 at the Wayback Machine.

Sources

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  • 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