Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Slavic*medvědь“bear”
- EnglishMedvid
As a Carpathian Rusyn and Ukrainian surname, from медвідь (medvidʹ), from Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“bear”). Also found as a Serbo-Croatian variant of Medved, of the same meaning. Compare Medwid.
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Medvid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medvid
“Medvid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medvid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Medvid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medvid.
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