Avtonomov (; masculine) or Avtonomova (; feminine) is a Russian last name.Ganzhina, p. 12 Variants of this surname include Avnatamov/Avnatamova (/), Avtamonov/Avtamonova (/), Avtomanov/Avtomanova (/), Avtoneyev/Avtoneyeva (/), Avtonoshkin/Avtonoshkina (/), and Antomanov/Antomanova (/).
All these surnames derive from patronymics which themselves derive from various forms of the male first name Avtonom (from Greek autonomos, meaning one that has/is living by one's own laws). The following people bear this surname: Alexei Ivanovich Avtonomov (1890–1919), Russian Red military commander Alexei Stanislavovich Avtonomov (born 1959), Russian legal scholar Darya Avtonomova, Russian gymnast, a medalist in the Senior Group Finals at the 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Nikolai Avtonomov (1894–1979), Russian-American Orthodox clergyman who converted to Eastern Catholicism
See also Kozma Spassky-Avtonomov (1807–1890), Russian geographer and climatologist
References Notes
Sources И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001.
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