Avtonomov (Russian: Автоно́мов; masculine) or Avtonomova (Автоно́мова; feminine) is a Russian last name. Variants of this surname include Avnatamov/Avnatamova (Авната́мов/Авната́мова), Avtamonov/Avtamonova (Автамо́нов/Автамо́нова), Avtomanov/Avtomanova (Автома́нов/Автома́нова), Avtoneyev/Avtoneyeva (Автоне́ев/Автоне́ева), Avtonoshkin/Avtonoshkina (Автоно́шкин/Автоно́шкина), and Antomanov/Antomanova (Антома́нов/Антома́нова).
All these surnames derive from patronymics which themselves derive from various forms of the male first name Avtonom (from Greek autonomos, meaning one that has/is living by one's own laws). The following people bear this surname:
References
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