Yermolayev

Yermolayev (Russian: Ермолаев) and Yermolayeva (Russian: Ермолаева; feminine) is a Russian surname.

Derivation

Yermolayev is derived from the given name Yermolay (or Ermolai, Ermolay, Yermolai; Russian: Ермолай), which was from the Greek Hermolaos, meaning "the people of Hermes".[1]

Alternative variants

"Yermolayev" may also alternatively be spelled or romanized as follows:

Ermolaeff
Ermolaev
Ermolajew
Ermolayev
Iermolaïev
Jermolajeff
Jermolajev
Jermolajew
Yermolaeff
Yermolaev
Yermolaieff
Yermolaiev
Yermolaiew

Notable people

Notable people with this surname include:

Galina Yermolayeva (rower) (b. 1948), Soviet rower
Aleksey Yermolayev (1910-1975), Soviet ballet dancer
Vadim Yermolayev, Russian ice hockey player
Vladimir Yermolaev (1909-1944), Soviet aircraft designer

References

Behind the Name: Yermolai, Behind the Name: Hermolaos

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[1] Behind the Name: Yermolai, Behind the Name: Hermolaos

Yermolayev

Derivation

Alternative variants

Notable people

See also

References