Vodopyanov

Vodopyanov (Russian: Водопьянов), feminine: Vodopyanova (Russian: Водопьянова) is a Russian surname. Variants include: Vodopianov, Vodopianoff, Wodopjanow. (Cyrillic: Водопьянов, Вадопьянов, Водоп'янов). It is a patronymic surname derived from the nickname with the structure "noun+adjective", Водо- + -пьян-, 'water'+'drunk', an ironic reference to a drunkard.

Notable people with the surname Vodopyanov or Vodopyanova include:

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References

  1. ↑ Unbegaun, Boris (1989) [1972]. Русские фамилии [Russian Surnames] (in Russian). Translated by Luybov Kurkina, V. Neroznak, Ye. Skvairs [in Russian] (1st in Russian ed.). Moscow: Progress Publishers. p. 135. ISBN 5-01-001045-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: translators list (link)