Mitrofan is a Slavic name derived from Greek Μητροφάνης : μήτηρ "mother + φαίνω, "appear, shine". Its English equivalent is
Metrophanes.
Derived names:
* Mitrokha/Mitroha/Mitroshka, Russian
diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
; Mitrofanushka, Russian
hypocoristic
Derived patronymics:
* Mitrofanovich (masculine), Mitrofanovna (feminine)
Derived surnames:
Mitrofanov/
Mitrofanova, Russian;
Mitrokhin Mitrohin, Mitrokhin (russian: Митрохин; feminine Mitrohina, Mitrokhina) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the first name "Mitroha", a diminutive form " Mitrofan". The surname may refer to:
* Dmitry Mitrohin (1883–1973), Russian ...
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Mitrokhina, Russian; Mitrofanenko, Ukrainian
The name may refer to:
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Mitrofan Ban
Mitrofan Ban (Serbian Cyrillic: Митрофан Бан; 15 May 1841 – 30 September 1920) was Bishop of Cetinje, Metropolitan of Montenegro, and exarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church. He was also Archimandrite of the Cetinje monastery. He presid ...
, Montenegrin bishop
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Mitrofan Cioban
Mitrofan Cioban (5 January 1942 – 2 February 2021) was a Moldovan mathematician specializing in topology, a member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (2000).
He was born in Copceac (then in Tighina County, Romania, now in Ștefan Vodă Di ...
, a Moldovan mathematician
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Mitrofan Belyayev, a Russian music publisher, founder of the Glinka prize
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Mitrofan Dovnar-Zapol'skiy, a Belarusian historian and ethnographer
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Mitrofan Pyatnitsky, a Russian musician
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Mitrofan Nedelin, Soviet military commander
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Mihai Mitrofan
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Sandu Mitrofan
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Mitrofan Kodić
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