Lyubov
 | |
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Language | Slavic |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Slavic |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Lubov, Liubov |
| Related names | Lyuba, Ljuba, Luba, Lubica, Ljubica |
| Popularity | see popular names |
Lyubov, Liubov or Lubov is a Russian-language female given name literally meaning "love". The name entered the Russian culture as part of the trio: Vera, Nadezhda, and Lyubov as a calque from Greek of the names of saints Faith, Hope and Charity.
Variants
[edit]- Russian: Любовь (Lyubov, Liubov, Lubov), diminutives: Люба (Lyuba, Liuba, Luba), Любка (Lyubka, Liubka, Lubka), and with other Russian diminutive suffixes: 'Lyub-' + '-ochka', '-onka', '-asha'.
- Ukrainian: Любов, Люба
- Belarusian: Любоў, Люба
People
[edit]Lyubov
[edit]- Lyubov Dostoyevskaya, Russian writer, daughter of Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Lyubov Golanchikova, Russian pilot
- Lyubov Kremlyova, Russian athlete
- Lyubov Orlova, Russian actress
- Lyubov Popova, Russian avant-garde artist
- Lyubov Savelyeva (born 1940), Russian glass artist
- Lyubov Eduardovna Sobol, (born 1987), Russian political figure, a lawyer of the Anti-Corruption Foundation
- Lyubov Sirota, Ukrainian journalist and writer
- Lyubov S. Sokolova, Russian actress
- Lyubov V. Sokolova, Russian volleyball player
- Lyubov Sova, Russian philologist
- Lyubov Uspenskaya, American singer of Russian/Ukrainian origin
- Lyubov Vorona, Ukrainian farm worker and politician
Liubov
[edit]- Liubov Charkashyna (born 1987), retired Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast
- Liubov Efimenko (born 1999), Finnish figure skater
- Liubov Gorashchenko (born 2010), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
- Liubov Gurevich (1866–1940), Russian editor, translator, author, and critic
- Liubov Ilyushechkina (born 1991), Russian-born Canadian pair skater
- Liubov Nikitina (born 1999), Russian freestyle skier who competes internationally
- Liubov Sereda (born 1945), retired Soviet rhythmic gymnast
- Liubov Sheremeta (born 1980), Ukrainian former artistic gymnast
- Liubov Yaskevich (born 1985), Russian female sport shooter
Lubov
[edit]- Lubov Azria, American fashion designer of Ukrainian origin
- Lubov Bakirova, Russian pair skater
- Lubov Gazov, Austrian aerobic gymnast of Bulgarian origin
- Lubov Rabinovich, Russian painter
- Lubov Roudenko, French-American ballet dancer and fashion designer of Russian/Bulgarian origin
- Lubov Tchernicheva, Russian ballet dancer
- Lubov Volosova, Russian wrestler
- Lubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko, Ukrainian chess player
- Lubov (painter), Russian science fiction and fantasy artist
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]
This page or section lists people that share the same given name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.