What is the meaning and origin of the Russian surname "Abjaliloff"?
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Egao No Genki
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The people who have this name are in Russia or a territory once held by Russia, however they are most likely Muslim or are in a Muslim area. The name is very Arabic. The name literally means "son of Abjalil." But let's break down what Abjalil means, too: "Ab" is probably short for "Abdul," which means servant. "Jalil" means "greatness, superiority, renown", according to ThinkBabyNames.com. So the name might means something like "superior servant." “Ov”, “off”, “in”, “vich” and “ev” at the end of a Russian surname indicate the surname means “son of ____” (whatever). It should also be noted that “off” is often the “English” version of “ov.” It is also used by Russians to make their name sound more aristocratic. The problem with some of these names is that it is hard to tell whether or not the name is literal (it means, literally, "son of a superior sevant") or not (it means son of a guy named "Abjalil")
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