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Popov

Popov proper noun: a transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov).

Proper noun

Popov (plural Popovs)

  1. A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov).
  2. A transliteration of the Macedonian surname Попов (Popov).
  3. A transliteration of the Russian surname Попов (Popov).

Forms of Popov

pluralPopovs

Origin of Popov

From Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Попов (Popov), a patronymic which in all three languages comes ultimately from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ, “priest”).

Questions about Popov

What does Popov mean?
Popov means a transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov).
What part of speech is Popov?
Popov is a proper noun.

Words near Popov in the dictionary

  1. poposauroids
  2. Poposki
  3. popotillo
  4. popout
  5. popouts
  6. Popov
  7. Popovac
  8. Popovača
  9. popover
  10. popovers
  11. Popovets

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