What is "ababkov"

Ababkov (; masculine) or Ababkova (; feminine) is a Russian last name, a variant of which is Obabkov (; masculine) or Obabkova (; feminine).

It derives from a patronymic which itself is derived from the nickname "" (Obabok). There are two theories regarding the origins of this nickname. According to the first one, an obabok is a mushroom variety, and the word, by analogy, is used to describe a short person. The other theory relates the nickname with the Russian word "" (baba) (a vulgar or a colloquial word for woman). Obabok would thus be either "an old bachelor" (in Krasnoyarsk dialects of Russian) or simply a mild swear word (in Vologda dialects). In Tver dialects, a similar term "" (obabochnik) is used to refer to a promiscuous man.

• Ababkova, alternative name of the village of Ababkovo in Oktyabrskoye Settlement of Manturovsky District in Kostroma Oblast;