Vengerov (russian: Венге́ров) is a Russian and Ukrainian surname derived from the word ''vengr'' (венгр), which means " Hungarian". It was given to the people who arrived from

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

and their descendants, not necessarily of Hungarian origin. Yuri Fedosyuk (2006). ''What Does Your Surname Mean?'' — Moscow: Flinta, 88 pages. Alternative spellings include Vengerova, Vengerof, Vengerovsky, and Wengeroff. The name may refer to: *

Gennadi Vengerov Gennadi Aronovich Vengerov (russian: Геннадий Аронович Венгеров; 27 August 1959 – 22 April 2015) was a Soviet, Russian and German film and theatre actor, narrator and voice-over artist. Biography Vengerov was born on 2 ...

(1959–2015), Russian actor *

Isabelle Vengerova Isabelle Vengerova ( be, Ізабэла Венгерава; 7 February 1956) was a Russian, later American, pianist and music teacher. She was born Izabella Afanasyevna Vengerova (Изабелла Афанасьевна Венгерова) in M ...

(1877–1956), American musician *

Maxim Vengerov Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (russian: Максим Александрович Венгеров, , mɐkˈsʲim ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ vʲɪnˈɡʲerəf; he, מקסים ונגרוב; born 20 August 1974) is a Russian-born Israeli violinist, v ...

(born 1974), Russian-born Israeli violinist,

violist ; german: Bratsche , alt=Viola shown from the front and the side , image=Bratsche.jpg , caption= , background=string , hornbostel_sachs=321.322-71 , hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite chordophone sounded by a bow , range= , related= *Violin family ...

, and conductor *

Pauline Wengeroff Pauline Wengeroff (1833–1916), born Pessele Epstein, was the author of a first-of-its kind memoir by a Jewish woman, in which she refracts a period in Jewish history—the emergence and unfolding of Jewish modernity in nineteenth-century Russian ...

(1833–1916), Russian-Jewish German-language writer *

Semyon Vengerov Semyon Afanasievich Vengerov (Russian: Семён Афанасьевич Венгеров; 17 April Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O._S._5_April.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/> O._S._5_April">Old_Style_and_Ne ...

(1855–1920), Russian literary historian *

Vladimir Vengerov Vladimir Yakovlevich Vengerov (russian: Владимир Яковлевич Венгеров; 1920–1997) was a Soviet film director. He directed fourteen films between 1951 and 1985. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1978). His 1962 film '' A Tri ...

(1920–1997), Russian film director * Yury Vengerovsky (1941–2004), Ukrainian volleyball player

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