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Feodor

Feodor proper noun: a transliteration of the Russian male given name Фео́дор (Feódor).

Proper noun

Feodor (plural Feodors)

  1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Фео́дор (Feódor).
    • Feodor Zakharov, a Russian-born artist who specialized in portraits and pursued his career in New York for about 40 years, died on Wednesday at the Lynwood Nursing Home, 306 West 102d Street.1968 August 31, “FEODOR ZAKHAROV, PORTRAIT ARTIST, 86”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025
    • Russian emigrés Nathalie Parain and Feodor Rojanovsky, for instance, went to France where they created the beloved Père Castor series of illustrated children’s books.2016 May 24, Stuart Jeffries, “Out with bourgeois crocodiles! How the Soviets rewrote children's books”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Examples of Feodor in a sentence

  • Her own son has recently been killed and she sees the Russian, Feodor (Julian Kostov), as a surrogate.2017 March 23, Geoffrey Macnab, “Film reviews round-up: The Age of Shadows, Another Mother's Son, CHiPs”, in The Independent, London...
  • The Feodors stayed calm and spoke firmly to get her to follow their directions.2022 March 30, Sarah A. Topol, “The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York...

Forms of Feodor

pluralFeodors

Questions about Feodor

What does Feodor mean?
Feodor means a transliteration of the Russian male given name Фео́дор (Feódor).
How do you use Feodor in a sentence?
Her own son has recently been killed and she sees the Russian, Feodor (Julian Kostov), as a surrogate.
What part of speech is Feodor?
Feodor is a proper noun.

Words near Feodor in the dictionary

  1. feodarie
  2. feodaries
  3. feodary
  4. feodatories
  5. feodatory
  6. Feodor
  7. Feodors
  8. Feodosia
  9. Feodosiya
  10. feods
  11. feoff

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