Avtonom


Avtonom is a Russian Christian male first name. Its feminine version is Avtonoma. The name is derived from the Greek word autonomous, meaning one living by one's own laws. "Avtonom" continued to be a form used by the Russian [Orthodox Church], having replaced an earlier form Autonom.
Its colloquial variant is Avtomon.
The diminutives of "Avtonom" are Avtonomka, Avtom, Avtoma, Toma, Avtya, and Noma.
The patronymics derived from "Avtonom" are "Автоно́мович" and its colloquial form "Автоно́мыч", and "Автоно́мовна".
Last names derived from this first name include Avtonomov and Antomanov.

People with this first name

  • Avtonom Golovin, Russian military leader

    Additional reading

  • А. В. Суперанская. "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание". Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005.
  • А. В. Суперанская. "Словарь русских имён". Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005.
  • Н. А. Петровский. "Словарь русских личных имён". ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
  • И. М. Ганжина. "Словарь современных русских фамилий". Москва, 2001.
Category:Masculine given names