Nader is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin and may refer to:
George Frost Kennan was an American diplomat and historian. He was best known as an advocate of a policy of containment of Soviet expansion during the Cold War. He lectured widely and wrote scholarly histories of the relations between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States. He was also one of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men."
George Kennan was an American explorer noted for his travels in the Kamchatka and Caucasus regions of the Russian Empire. He was a cousin twice removed of the American diplomat and historian George F. Kennan, whose birthday he shared.
Yakov is a Russian or Hebrew variant of the given names Jacob and James. People also give the nickname Yasha or Yashka used for Yakov.
Gamov or Gamow is a Russian masculine surname originating from the word gam, meaning noise, shouting, its feminine counterpart is Gamova or Gamowa. It may refer to:
Abramov (male) and Abramova (female) are old Russian surnames originating around the 16th century. Variations of the former calendar name Avraam. The surname was common among all social estates and covered the whole territory of the Russian Empire. Sometimes it derived from patronymic. It was also adopted by Jews following the Partitions of Poland and usually meant "the son of Abram". As it is not allowed to share the same name as a living father, a son whose father was named Abraham would be called Abram as a stand-in for Abraham.
Wulff is a German family surname and may refer to:
Izmaylov, İzmaylov or Izmailov is a masculine surname common in the former Soviet countries, derived from the given name Ismail. Its feminine counterpart is Izmailova, İzmayılova or Izmaylova. It may refer to:
Reade is a given name and surname of English origin. Notable people with the name include:
Cherrie is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
The Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars was founded in 1974 to carry out studies of the Soviet Union (Sovietology), and subsequently of post-Soviet Russia and other post-Soviet states. The institute is widely regarded as the foremost institute for advanced Russia studies in the United States.
Bielawski is the surname of a Polish noble family originating from Bielawa, Masovian Voivodeship. The family bore the Jelita coat of arms. The same family confirmed nobility in the Russian Empire in Vilnius (Wilno), where it used the Jastrzębiec coat of arms. In Russia this surname is transliterated as Belyavsky or Belyavskaya (feminine).
Alikhan, also romanised as Alihan or Elihan, is a masculine given name among traditionally Muslim ethnicities in the former Soviet Union, and a surname found in Pakistan and India. It is derived the name Ali and the suffix Khan.
Abid, also Abed, literally meaning worshipper, adorer, devout may be either a surname or given name.
Eggert is a Germanic given name and surname, deriving from the root *agi meaning "edge". As a given name, Eggert/Egert is masculine and is primarily used in Iceland. This surname is common among Ashkenazi Jewish families. Notable people with the name include:
Esper is a surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include:
McKennan is a surname of Irish origin. It may refer to:
Petrik is a name which can serve as a given name and as a surname.
Koval is a Ukrainian surname. The word means "blacksmith", making "Koval" the equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world. Notable people with the name include:
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