Averkiyev (; masculine) or Averkiyeva (; feminine) is a Russian last name.Fedosyuk, entry on "Аверин". Variants of this last name include Averin/Averina (/) and Averyanov/Averyanova (/).
They all derive from the Russian male first name Averky (or its derivative forms Avera and Averyan), which used to be common in the past. The name supposedly derives from a Latin verb meaning to put to flight. The following people share this last name: Alexander Averkiyev (1980–2000), Russian private, a Hero of the Russian Federation Dmitry Averkiyev (1836–1905), Russian playwright and novelist Julia Averkieva (Yuliya Averkiyeva) (1907–1980), Soviet anthropologist and string figure collector
See also Averkiyevo, several rural localities in Russia
References Notes
Sources Ю. А. Федосюк (Yu. A. Fedosyuk). "Русские фамилии: популярный этимологический словарь" (Russian Last Names: a Popular Etymological Dictionary). Москва, 2006.
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