Voronin (russian: Воронин), or Voronina (feminine: Воронина), is a

Balto-Slavic The Balto-Slavic languages form a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, traditionally comprising the Baltic and Slavic languages. Baltic and Slavic languages share several linguistic traits not found in any other Indo-European branc ...

last name, most commonly found in

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

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and

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

from

Proto-Balto-Slavic Proto-Balto-Slavic (PBS or PBSl) is a linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed hypothetical proto-language descending from Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European (PIE). From Proto-Balto-Slavic, the later Balto-Slavic languages are tho ...

word "warnás" meaning

raven A raven is any of several larger-bodied bird species of the genus ''Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between "crows" and "ravens", common names which are assigned t ...

crow A crow is a bird of the genus ''Corvus'', or more broadly a synonym for all of ''Corvus''. Crows are generally black in colour. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "raven" is not pinned scientifical ...

. Other spelling variant of the name is Woronin (feminine; Woronina), and the

Baltic Baltic may refer to: Peoples and languages * Baltic languages, a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian *Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originati ...

variants of the last name are Vārnas, Voroņins and Varoņins. A similar last name can be found in Finnic countries in the form of Varonen or Vares. The last name is related to

Rus Rus or RUS may refer to: People and places * Rus (surname), a Romanian-language surname * East Slavic historical territories and peoples (). See Names of Rus', Russia and Ruthenia ** Rus' people, the people of Rus' ** Rus' territories *** Kievan ...

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Vikings Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

and

Ushkuyniks Ushkuyniks (russian: ушкуйники), also ushkuiniks were medieval Novgorodian pirates which operated along the Volga River, the eastern part of Scandinavia, and north of the Ural mountains in 12th-15th century. Some historians see them as ...

, because ravens were widely used to navigate the sea.

People

Aleksandr Voronin Aleksandr Nikiforovich Voronin (russian: Александр Никифорович Воронин, May 23, 1951 – September 26, 1992) was a Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. He was born in Ch ...

(1951-1992), a Russian olympic weightlifter *

Alexandra Voronin Alexandra Andreyevna Voronin (''née'' Voronina, later Yourieff; russian: Александра Андреевна Воронина, 20 August 1905 — 1 October 1993) was the Russian wife of Norwegian fascist Vidkun Quisling, the leader of Nasjona ...

(1905-1993), first a wife of fascist leader of Norway,

Vidkun Quisling Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (, ; 18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and Nazi collaborator who nominally headed the government of Norway during the country's occupation by Nazi Germ ...

* Anatoly Voronin (1951–2006), business chief of Itar-TASS *

Andriy Voronin Andriy Viktorovych Voronin ( uk, Андрій Вікторович Воронін, born 21 July 1979) is a Ukrainian professional football manager and a former player. Voronin spent five full seasons in the Bundesliga of Germany, and last play ...

, a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

footballer * Andrei Voronin (1900–1979), a Soviet army officer and

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

* Inga Voronina, a Soviet speed skater (maiden name: Inga Artamonova) *

Irina Voronina Irina Vadimovna Voronina (russian: Ирина Вадимовна Воронина; born December 19, 1977) is a Russian stand-up comedian, actress, and model. As a model, she was also the Playboy Playmate for January 2001. Biography Voronina ...

, a Russian model *

Lev Voronin Lev Alekseyevich Voronin (russian: Лев Алексеевич Воронин; 22 February 1928 – 24 June 2008) was a Soviet and Russian official. He served as a First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union, First Deputy Chairman of the Counci ...

(1928–2006), a Soviet politician and post-Soviet banker *

Lev Voronin (handballer) Lev Gennadiyevich Voronin (russian: Лев Геннадиевич Воронин, born 8 June 1971) is a Russian team handball player and Olympic champion from 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 in Sydney.Lola Voronina Lola Voronina (russian: Ло́ла Воро́нина; born 26 November 1983) is a Russian politician of the Pirate Party of Russia (PPRU),

(b. 1983), Russian politician (PPRU) and co-chairperson of Pirate Parties International (PPI) *

Mikhail Voronin Mikhail Yakovlevich Voronin (russian: Михаил Яковлевич Воронин; 26 March 1945 – 22 May 2004) was a Soviet and Russian gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won seven medals, inclu ...

, Soviet gymnast who won two Olympic gold medals in 1968 *

Mikhail Voronin (fashion designer) Mykhailo L. Voronin ( uk, Михайло Львович Воронін; born July 10, 1938, in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR – April 14, 2012, in Kyiv, Ukraine)

, a Ukrainian fashion designer and businessman *

Mikhail Stepanovich Voronin Mikhail Stepanovich Voronin (also spelled Woronin; russian: Михаи́л Степа́нович Воро́нин, 1838-1903) was a prominent Russian biologist, a botanist with particular expertise in fungi. Voronin was born in St Petersburg ...

(1838–1903), a Russian botanist *

Natalya Voronina Natalya Sergeevna Voronina (russian: Наталья Сергеевна Воронина; born 21 October 1994) is a Russian speed skater. She is a World Champion and a world record holder in the 5000 m event. Voronina is the current Russian reco ...

(b. 1994), Russian speed skater *

Oleg Voronin Oleg Voronin (born 4 November 1962) is a Moldovan businessman and the son of former Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin. Biography Oleg Voronin born on November 4, 1962, in Criuleni, then in the Moldovan SSR. He is the son of former Moldov ...

, son of Vladimir Voronin * Serhiy Voronin, a

footballer *

Valery Voronin Valery Ivanovich Voronin (russian: Валерий Иванович Воронин; 17 July 1939 – 22 May 1984) was a Soviet footballer who represented Torpedo Moscow and the Soviet national team. He was a versatile defensive midfielder whos ...

, Soviet footballer, ranked Best Player of the USSR in 1964 & 1965 *

Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Voronin (; born 25 May 1941) is a Soviet and Moldovan politician. He was the third president of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994. He ...

, former president of the Republic of Moldova (2001-2009) *

Vladimir Voronin (captain) Vladimir Ivanovich Voronin (russian: Владимир Иванович Воронин; October 17, 1890 – October 18, 1952) was a Soviet Navy captain, born in Sumsky Posad, in the present Republic of Karelia, Russia. In 1932 he commanded the e ...

, Soviet Navy captain and polar explorer *

Vyacheslav Voronin Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Voronin (russian: Вячеспав Никопаевич Воронин; born 5 April 1974 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump. Voronin was a World Champion (1999) and Eu ...

, a Russian athlete *

Zinaida Voronina Zinaida Voronina, born Zinaida Borisovna Druzhinina (also Druginina), (russian: Зинаида Борисовна Дружинина Воронина; 10 December 1947 – 17 March 2001) was a Soviet gymnast who competed at the European, Worl ...

, a Soviet gymnast *

Marian Woronin Marian Jerzy Woronin (born 13 August 1956 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki) is a retired Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He is a four-time European Indoor Champion in the 60 metres. He won nine Polish outdoor ...

, a Polish sprinter

Places

* Voronina Island, a group of two islands in the

Kara Sea The Kara Sea (russian: Ка́рское мо́ре, ''Karskoye more'') is a marginal sea, separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and from the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. ...

People

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