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
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; Mitrofanushka, Russian
hypocoristic
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Derived patronymics:
* Mitrofanovich (masculine), Mitrofanovna (feminine)
Derived surnames:
Mitrofanov/
Mitrofanova, Russian;
Mitrokhin/
Mitrokhina, Russian; Mitrofanenko, Ukrainian
The name may refer to:
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Mitrophan of Voronezh, an Orthodox Saint and bishop
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Mitrofan Ban
Mitrofan Ban (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, 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 ...
, Montenegrin bishop
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Mitrofan Cioban, a Moldovan mathematician
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Mitrofan Belyayev
Mitrofan Petrovich Belyayev (; Old Style and New Style dates, old style 10/22 February 1836, St. Petersburg22 December 1903/ 4 January 1904) was a Russian music publisher, outstanding Philanthropy, philanthropist, and the owner of a large wo ...
, a Russian music publisher, founder of the Glinka prize
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Mitrofan Dovnar-Zapol'skiy
Mitrofan Viktorovich Dovnar-Zapol'skiy (, ; , Rechytsa, Minsk Governorate – 30 September 1934, Moscow) was a historian, ethnographer, and diplomat of Belarusian origin. He hailed from the family of land-less smaller nobility and was the son ...
, 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
Sandu Mitrofan (born 8 October 1952) is a Romanian bobsledder. He competed in the four man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
References
1952 births
Living people
Romanian male bobsledders
Olympic bobsledders for Romania
Bobsledder ...
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Mitrofan Kodić
Mitrofan Kodić (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Митрофан Кодић; born 4 August 1951) is a Serbian Orthodox bishop who has served as the head of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada since 2016.
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Romanian-language surnames