Ayedonitsky

Ayedonitsky (Russian: Аедони́цкий; masculine) or Ayedonitskaya (Аедони́цкая; feminine) is a Russian last name. It is a Russian surname originated in clergy, artificially created from the Latin word aedon, meaning nightingale and was given in Russian Orthodox seminaries either to students who sang well in a choir or as a Latin translation of the Russian last name Solovyov.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ganzhina, p. 15
  2. ↑ Boris Unbegaun, Русские фамилии, pp. 169–180
  3. ↑ Fedosyuk, entry on "Аедоницкий".

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