Medvid
English
Etymology
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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Medvid”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 565.
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