Abrosimov (; masculine) or Abrosimova (; feminine) is a Russian surname.Ganzhina, p. 11Fedosyuk, entry on "Абросимов" .
__TOC__ Variants Variants of this surname include:
Abrasimov/Abrasimova (/) Abraskin/Abraskina (/) Abrosenko () Abrosenkov/Abrosenkova (/) Abrosin/Abrosina (/) Abroskin/Abroskina (/) Abroskov/Abroskova (/) Abrosov/Abrosova (/) Abroshin/Abroshina (/) Abroshchenko () Ambrosov/Ambrosova (/) Amvrosimov/Amvrosimova (/) Amvrosov/Amvrosova (/) Amvrosyev/Amvrosyeva (/) Obrosimov/Obrosimova (/) Obrosov/Obrosova (/), and Ovrosimov/Ovrosimova (/).
All these surnames derive from various forms of the given name Ambrose (Amvrosy), which is of Greek origin where it means god-like. Another possibility is that the surname derives from the Russian dialectal word "" (abrosim), meaning a person who gives oneself airs, a person who plays the peacock.
Notable people
Abrosimov Alexander Abrosimov (1948–2011), Russian mathematician Alexander Abrosimov, Russian volleyball player playing for Zenit Kazan in the 2012 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship Alexey Abrosimov, one of the picks in the 2012 KHL Junior Draft Ivan Abrosimov, one of the referees during the 2014–2015 Russian Cup Kirill Abrosimov, Russian swimmer participating in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships Pavel Abrosimov, Soviet architect, recipient of the Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects Sergei Abrosimov (born 1977), former Russian association football player Yury Abrosimov, one of the volunteers killed during the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
Abrosimova Anastasia Abrosimova (born 1990), Russian triathlete Elena Abrosimova, double bass musician involved with recording Umoja, 2006 Dutch album Marina Abrosimova, real name of MakSim, Russian singer Svetlana Abrosimova (born 1980), Russian basketball player Tamara Abrosimova, Soviet actress from Sentimentalny roman, a 1976 Soviet drama movie
See also Abrosimovo, several rural localities in Russia
References Notes
Sources И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001. Ю. А. Федосюк (Yu. A. Fedosyuk). "Русские фамилии: популярный этимологический словарь" (Russian Last Names: a Popular Etymological Dictionary). Москва, 2006.
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