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Ov is for a male and ova is for a female. Example. Shawova for female and shawov for males

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What does ov mean at the end of a Russian name?

"ov" at the end of a Russian name indicates the surname belongs to a male. In Russian, surnames have different forms depending on the gender of the person. For females, the ending would be "ova" or "aya" instead of "ov".


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if it ends with "ov" the man is either from Bulgaria or from Russia. Maybe there are cases in which the person has origns different from Bulgarian or Russian, but in most cases they are from those two countries or they are somehow related ;)


Russian word for steel that is a Russian leader?

Joseph Stalin or Iosif Vissariónovich Stalin's real surname was Djughashvili, but he changed his surname to Stalin. The Russian word for 'steel' is 'stal', and the adjective from the noun 'stal' is 'stalnoy'. The word 'Stalin' as is does not exist in Russian, but there is a direct connection between 'Stalin' and 'stal' through the same root. Usually Russian surnames have the ending -in, -ov, or -sky.


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What does the word Stalin mean in Russian?

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the surnames areMorbyMorbeyDekenDekin


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Where can you find an alphabetical list of all Russian surnames?

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Russian for bear?

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What does ov mean in text?

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What does the de in french surnames mean?

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