Artyom (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Artyom
pronunciation = ahr-TYOM
gender = Masculine
meaning = Either "unharmed, of pure health" or "dedicated to Artemis"
region = Eastern Europe
origin = Slavic name derived from Greek "Artemisios".

Artyom (Cyrillic: Артём), sometimes romanized as Artem, is a Russian male first name, also common in other Slavic-speaking countries. The name is derived from Ancient Greek name "Artemisios" (Greek: Αρτεμισιος) [cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/artyom |title=Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Artyom |accessdate=2008-03-27] , meaning either "unharmed, of pure health" or "dedicated to Artemis".

People

There are some famous people sharing the first name Artemiy or Artyom.

*Artemiy Artemiev - famous Russian composer, most of his works are electronic music and music for movies. Interesting fact that his first and last names are the same...
*Artemy Lebedev - famous Russian graphic and web designer, founder of the international ArtLebedev studio
*Artem Paoutov - famous Russian architect who helped design the Red Square
*Artem Mikoyan - MiG aircraft designer
*Artem Milevskiy - Ukrainian footballer playing for Dynamo Kiev
*Artemiy Troitsky - famous Russian music critic, whose name was originally Artem
*Fyodor Sergeyev - a revolutionary, better known as Comrade Artyom

ee also

*Artemy

References