What is "mitrofan"

Mitrofan is a Slavic name derived from Greek Μητροφάνης : μήτηρ "mother + φαίνω, "appear, shine".

Derived names:

• Mitrokha/Mitroha/Mitroshka, Russian diminutive; Mitrofanushka, Russian hypocoristic

Derived patronymics:

• Mitrofanovich (masculine), Mitrofanovna (feminine)

Derived surnames: Mitrofanov/ Mitrofanova, Russian; Mitrokhin/ Mitrokhina, Russian; Mitrofanenko, Ukrainian

The name may refer to:

• Mitrofan Ban, Montenegrin bishop
• Mitrofan Cioban, a Moldovan mathematician
• Mitrofan Belyayev, a Russian music publisher, founder of the Glinka prize.
• Mitrofan Dovnar-Zapol'skiy, a Belarusian historian and ethnographer.
• Mitrofan Pyatnitsky, a Russian musician.