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Version 1. What does the surname Kudryavtsev mean?

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Version 2. The history of the origin of the surname Kudryavtsev.

Curly, curly-haired man. Other 'curly' surnames: Kudrevaty, Kudrin, Kudryavchikov, Kudryavy, Kudryashov; Kurlyaev (kurlya - curly-haired), as well as Kosmakov, Kosmachev, Kosmynin: cosmas in vernacular - the same curls, only very violent. The surname Puchkov is also related to the brown-haired: The bundle was the nickname of a man, usually a churchman, who grew long hair and wore them tied up in a bun. The origin of the church name Kudryavtsev-Platonov is curious. In theological schools it was sometimes possible to get a scholarship only by changing your name to the name of a wealthy benefactor or adding it to yours. At the end of the XVIII century. Metropolitan Platon Levshin established five scholarships at the Moscow Theological Academy. Since then, the lucky scholarship holders received the names: Gilyarov-Platonov (eilaris in Latin - joyful), Gorsky-Platonov (from the word mountain), Ivanitsky-Platonov, Kudryavtsev-Platonov and Pobedinsky-Platonov. Kudryavtsev Ushak Semenovich in the middle of the XVI century. lived in Tver.

Version 3.

In the old days in Russia about rich and prosperous people they said Kudryava live.

Version 4.

The word 'curls' used to have a single number - 'curls'; so called not only a curl of hair, a curl, but also a curly person, 'a curly, curly'. They made fun of a curly, curly dandy: 'One curl costs a ruble, another thousand'. Other curly surnames are Curly (meaning not very curly), Kurlyaev (curly - curly), Kudryavchikov. Surnames in the form of adjectives are less common in Russian kins, but they also occur - Curly.

Version 5.

The surname of Kudryavtsev is formed from the nickname Kudryavtsev. It pointed to the external features of the ancestor. This nickname originates from the word 'curler' - 'curly lock of hair, curl, curl.' Most likely, Kudryavy could be called a person with naturally curly hair. It was not by chance that they said in Russia: 'Curls curl with joy, split from sorrow', 'I spread the curls over my shoulders', 'Curls are curls, but the thing is deed', 'And hops are in curls'. However, quite often such a nickname was ironic in nature and was assigned to the mod. It was not without reason that they made fun of the curly, curly dandy: 'One curl costs a ruble, the other thousands.' Kudryavy was often called and an eloquent person, whose speech was exquisitely mannered, inappropriately embellished. Also, it cannot be ruled out that the nickname Kudryavy could refer to the so-called 'professional' naming and contain an indication of the occupation of a particular person. In this case, the nickname is etymologically associated with the verb 'curl', i.e. 'Roll up, roll up the battered wool in a tow.' Therefore, we can assume that the ancestor of the owner of the surname Kudryavtsev could be a spinner. At the same time, in the Pskov and Tver dialects, the verb 'curl' had the meaning 'curt'. In this sense, the nickname Kinky could be worn by one who often reprimanded, remarked, slightly scolded someone for a perfect misconduct. Among the famous namesakes are Lev Dmitrievich Kudryavtsev (b. 1923), mathematician, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, author of works on function theory, functional analysis and their applications. Curly, eventually got the name Kudryavtsev.

Version 6.

The source of the surname is clear: Kudrya, Kudryavets called a person who has curly hair. 'Kindred' surnames: Kudrevaty, Kudrin, Kudrov, Kudryavets, Kudryavchikov, Kudryavy, Kudryashev, Kudryashov, as well as Kurlya, Kurlyavtsev, Kurlyaev, since in the northern and Novgorod dialects a curly guy was called curly. By the way, Kurchavetsky, Kurchavikov, Kurchavkin, Kurchavov, Kurchavushkin, Kurchavy, Kurchastov, Kurchatov, Kurchin are also Kudryashov's 'namesakes', like Kosmatov, Kosmaty, Kosmachev, Kosmynin - Kasmynin. These are cosmas now - something sloppy on the head. In ancient times, the same curls were called so, only with a particularly cool curl. Puchkov, Puchok, Puchokin - in the same row. All our long-haired men, accustomed to pulling their hair from behind with an elastic band, would now get the nickname Bundle. In ancient times, only a clergyman of not very high rank could afford such a thing.

This surname originates from the word kudrya, which means 'curl' in Russian. Back in time, people with curly hair would receive such a sobriquet to differ them from the namesakes. The suffix -tsev means 'son', ''s'. So this surname means 'son of a person with curly hair'. The -a ending makes a feminine variation of this surname.