Obukhov (russian: О́бу́хо́в; masculine) or Obukhova (; feminine) is a Russian surname.
[Ganzhina, p. 11] Variants of this surname include Abukhov/Abukhova (/),
Abukhovich (), Obukh (), Obukhovich (), and
Obukhovsky/Obukhovskaya (/).
They derive from the nickname "" (''Obukh''), or "" (''Abukh'') in dialects with
akanye.
While the primary meaning of the Russian word "" is ''the dull side of a sharp tool opposite of the cutting side'', in some dialects it also has the figurative meaning of ''dumb, stupid, or stubborn person; one who disobeys''.
The following people share this surname:
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Alexander Obukhov (1918–1989), Russian physicist
*Alexander Obukhov, Russian
chess grandmaster
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Alexey Obukhov (1937–2022), Russian diplomat
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Boris Obukhov (1891–1937), Soviet naval officer, a victim of Stalin's purges
*Boris Petrovich Obukhov, governor of
Pskov Governorate, Russia in 1867–1868
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Dmitri Obukhov, Russian ice hockey player
*Dmitry Obukhov, third-place winner of the Third
Open Mathematical Olympiad of the Belarusian-Russian University
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Igor Obukhov (b. 1996), Russian association football player
*Mikhail Obukhov, 1907 interpreter of Zephyr in the ballet
''The Seasons''
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Nadezhda Obukhova
Nadezhda Andreyevna Obukhova (russian: Наде́жда Андре́евна Обу́хова, 1886–1961) was a Russian mezzo-soprano. She was awarded the title People’s Artist of the USSR in 1937. Pianist Heinrich Neuhaus said that "he who ...
(1886–1961), Russian mezzo-soprano
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Nikolai Obukhov
Nikolai Borisovich Obukhov (russian: Николай Борисович Обухов; Nicolai, Nicolas, Nikolay; Obukhow, Obouhow, Obouhov, Obouhoff) (22 April 189213 June 1954)Jonathan Powell. "Obouhow, Nicolas." In Grove Music Online. Oxford Mu ...
(1892–1954), Russian composer
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Oleksiy Obukhov, Ukrainian bronze medalist in
1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 99 kg
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Platon Obukhov
Platon Alexeevich Obukhov (russian: Платон Алексеевич Обухов; born 9 September 1968 in Moscow, USSR) is a Russian journalist, writer, translator and painter.
Writer, journalist, translator and painter
Platon Obukhov has auth ...
(b. 1968), Russian journalist, writer, translator, and painter
*Pyotr Obukhov, leader of the construction crew which
Karl Blank
Karl Blank (russian: Карл Иванович Бланк) (1728–1793) was a Russian architect, notable as one of the last practitioners of Baroque architecture and the first Moscow architect to build early neoclassical buildings. His surviving, ...
, Russian architect, joined
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Sergei Obukhov
Sergei Pavlovich Obukhov (russian: Сергей Павлович Обухов; born 5 October 1958) is a Russian politician. The secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), he was a deputy of th ...
(b. 1958), Russian politician
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Sergey Obukhov
Sergey Gennadyevich Obukhov (russian: Серге́й Генна́дьевич Обухов; born June 29, 1974) is a Russian professional bandy player from Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Kirov, who in the 2018-19 season is captain for Dynamo Kazan Bandy ...
(b. 1974), Russian bandy player
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Viktor Obukhov
Viktor Timofeyevich Obukhov (; – 26 November 1975) was a Soviet Army colonel general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
The son of an Orenburg Cossack, Obukhov fought on the Eastern Front of the Russian Civil War and commanded cavalry against the ...
(1898–1975), Soviet general
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Vladimir Obukhov (b. 1992), Russian association football player
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Yelena Obukhova, bronze medalist in women's high jump at the
1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics
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Results
Men
Women
Medal table
Participation
According to an un ...
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Yevgeny Obukhov (1921-1944),
Hero of the Soviet Union
*Yevgeniya Obukhova,
Miss Russia 2007
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contestant
References
Notes
Sources
*И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (''Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names''). Москва, 2001.
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