Samokhvalov

Samochwalow ( Russian Самохвалов , English Samokhvalov ) is a Russian family name . The feminine form is Samochwalowa ( Russian Самохвалова ).

Origin and meaning

The name is a speaking name and is derived from Russian кто сам себя хвалит , German that praises, praises, praises itself . It probably originally referred to a braggart or braggart .

Name bearer

Alexander Nikolajewitsch Samochwalow (1894–1971), Soviet painter, graphic artist, illustrator, sculptor and set designer
Andrei Samokhvalov (* 1975), Kazakh ice hockey player
Svetlana Anatoljewna Samochwalowa (* 1972), Russian cyclist

Individual evidence

↑ Самохвалов. In: okorneva.ru. Retrieved on August 13, 2016 (Russian, the text comes from the book by Alexey Gennadievich Mosina “The Lexicon of Family Names of the Urals”, Yekaterinburg Publishing House , 2000): “Самохвал -“ кто сам себя хвалит, прославляет; хвастун, бахвал, похвальбишка »(Даль; СРЯ); ср .: самохвалиться - "хвастаться, хвалиться" (СРГСУ). (Samochwal - "who boasts, glorifies; braggart, boastful, [...]" (Dahl; SRJA); see: samochwalitsja - "brag, boast" (SRGSU).) "

[1] Самохвалов. In: okorneva.ru. Retrieved on August 13, 2016 (Russian, the text comes from the book by Alexey Gennadievich Mosina “The Lexicon of Family Names of the Urals”, Yekaterinburg Publishing House , 2000): “Самохвал -“ кто сам себя хвалит, прославляет; хвастун, бахвал, похвальбишка »(Даль; СРЯ); ср .: самохвалиться - "хвастаться, хвалиться" (СРГСУ). (Samochwal - "who boasts, glorifies; braggart, boastful, [...]" (Dahl; SRJA); see: samochwalitsja - "brag, boast" (SRGSU).) "