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What do the russian surnames petrovich and dragunov mean?

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cant find it anywhere on the net.. thanks!

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They're both what we call "patrynoms", which means they were known as "the son of ___". In this case, they were the sons of Peter (Petrov or Petros) and Dragun or Dragos.
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Petrovich simply means "son of Peter", while Dragunov probably has something to do with military dragoons (a type of cavalry).
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dragunov refers to a semi-automatic sniper rifle. try go on wikipedia and type dragunov.
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Petrovich = son of Peter
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Sorry can't find Dragunov.

Petrovich : origins & meanings:

Croatian and Serbian (PetroviÃ„Â‡); Slovenian (PetroviÃ„Â): see Petrovic.

Ukrainian and Belorussian: patronymic from Petro, Ukrainian form of Peter.
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