Yermolayev
Yermolayev (Russian: Ермолаев) and Yermolayeva (Russian: Ермолаева; feminine) is a Russian surname.
Derivation
Yermolayev is derived from the given name Yermolay (or Ermolai, Ermolay, Yermolai; Russian: Ермолай), which was from the Greek Hermolaos, meaning "the people of Hermes". [1]
Alternative variants
"Yermolayev" may also alternatively be spelled or romanized as follows:
- Ermolaeff
- Ermolaev
- Ermolajew
- Ermolayev
- Iermolaïev
- Jermolajeff
- Jermolajev
- Jermolajew
- Yermolaeff
- Yermolaev
- Yermolaieff
- Yermolaiev
- Yermolaiew
Notable people
Notable people with this surname include:
- Galina Yermolayeva (rower) (b. 1948), Soviet rower
- Aleksey Yermolayev (1910-1975), Soviet ballet dancer
- Vadim Yermolayev, Russian ice hockey player
- Vladimir Yermolaev (1909-1944), Soviet aircraft designer
See also
References
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