Жданов

Russian

Etymology

Apparently from the Slavic male name Ждан (Ždan), cf. Old Novgorodian Жьданъ (Žĭdanŭ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐdanəf]

Proper noun

Жда́нов • (Ždánovm anim (genitive Жда́нова, nominative plural Жда́новы, genitive plural Жда́новых, feminine Жда́нова)

  1. a surname, Zhdanov
    Ви́ктор Жда́новVíktor ŽdánovViktor Zhdanov

Declension

See also

References

  1. ^ Old Russian birch bark letters (2020), “жьданѫ”. National Research University Higher School of Economics; Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.