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Life and Society → Genealogy → Name origins and meanings → Russian name origins → Russian surnames, A → Russian surnames, Aw → Russian surnames, Awe
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  • Chris Hansen
    Here's what I think: "-is" is Lithuanian. "-off" is Russian. So Awetisoff is the name of someone from Lithuania in Russia. "-yan" is Armenian. So Awetisyan is someone from Lithuania in Armenia. Awetyan is just someone from Armenia. Awgust is Polish-Lithuanian, as it comes from the Ruthenian language, or Western Russian, language. I use "Polish-Lithuanian," however I am almost sure the name comes from Lithuania. It means "August." (as in Augustus) "-Off" means "son of." So, "son of August[us]."
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