Bogdanov

Bogdanov (Богданов), or its feminine form Bogdanova (Богданова), is a common Russian and Bulgarian surname, derived by a genitive inflection from the given name Bogdan. In a number of cases in the Russian Empire the surname was given to illegitimate children, interpreting the literal meaning "given by God".[1]

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Bogdanova

Bogdanovs

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References

  1. ^ Unbegaun, Boris (1989) [1972]. Русские фамилии [Russian Surnames] (in Russian). Vol. FIRST. Translated by Luybov Kurkina, V. Neroznak, Ye. Skvairs [in Russian] (1st in Russian ed.). Moscow: Progress Publishers. p. 181. ISBN 5-01-001045-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: translators list (link)