What is "abrosimov"

Abrosimov (; masculine) or Abrosimova (; feminine) is a Russian surname. 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.

• 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
• Anastasia Abrosimova (born 1990), Russian triathlete
• Elena Abrosimova, double bass musician involved with recording Umoja, 2006 Dutch album
• Ivan Abrosimov, one of the referees during the 2014–2015 Russian Cup
• Kirill Abrosimov, Russian swimmer participating in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
• Marina Abrosimova, real name of MakSim, Russian singer
• Pavel Abrosimov, Soviet architect, recipient of the Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects
• Sergei Abrosimov (born 1977), former Russian association football player
• Svetlana Abrosimova (born 1980), Russian basketball player
• Tamara Abrosimova, Soviet actress from Sentimentalny roman, a 1976 Soviet drama movie
• Yury Abrosimov, one of the volunteers killed during the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine