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Medved

Medved proper noun: a surname from the Slavic languages.

Proper noun

Medved (plural Medveds)

  1. A surname from the Slavic languages.

Forms of Medved

pluralMedveds
alternative formMedvid
alternative formMedwid

Origin of Medved

As a Slovene, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish, Slovak, and Czech (Medvěd) surname, all from common Slavic for bear, from Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“bear”). Compare Nedved. Also sometimes Americanized from Russian patronymic Medvedev, of the same meaning.

Questions about Medved

What does Medved mean?
Medved means a surname from the Slavic languages.
What part of speech is Medved?
Medved is a proper noun.

Words near Medved in the dictionary

  1. medusoid
  2. medusoids
  3. medusozoan
  4. medusozoans
  5. medusæ
  6. Medved
  7. Medvedeff
  8. Medvedev
  9. medvedevite
  10. Medvedgrad
  11. Medveds

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