Ametistov, feminine: Ametistova is an artificial Russian surname originated in clergy, derived from the gemstone amethyst.Boris Unbegaun, Русские фамилии, pp. 169–180 Notable people with the surname include: , Russian lawyer, judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in 1991–1998. One of the founders of the Memorial Society and a member of the Moscow Helsinki Group Evgeni Ametistov, Russian physicist (1884–1941), Russian military commander, public and church figure
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