Medved

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proper noun

A surname from the Slavic languages.

OriginProto-Slavic *medvědь →
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Meanings

proper nounMedved (plural Medveds)

plural Medveds · alternative Medvid · alternative Medwid

  1. A surname from the Slavic languages.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*medvědь“bear”
  2. EnglishMedved

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.

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Medved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medved

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“Medved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medved. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Medved,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medved.

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