What is "minayev"

Minayev or Minaev is a Russian male surname, its feminine counterpart is Minayeva or Minaeva. It may refer to

• Aleksandr Minayev – several people
• Dmitry Minayev (1835—1889), Russian poet, satirist, journalist, translator and literary critic
• Ivan Minayev (1840–1890), the first Russian Indologist
• Yevgeny Minayev (1933–1993), Russian weightlifter
• Irina Osipova (later Minayeva, born 1981), Russian basketball player