Kuzma (given name)
Kuzma (Russian: Кузьма) or Kozma (Russian: Козьма) is a Slavic masculine given name of Greek origin, derived from Cosmas. The surnames Kuzma, Kozma, and Kuzmin come from the given name.[1][2][3][4] Notable people with the name include:
Kuzma
- Kuzma (tepčija), Serbian nobleman
- Kuzma Minin, Russian merchant and hero of the Polish-Muscovite War (1605–1618)
- Kuzma Alekseyev
- Kuzma Andrianov, Soviet chemist
- Kuzma Chorny, Belarusian poet, writer, dramatist, and opinion journalist
- Kuzma Derevyanko, Soviet Army officer and signatory to the Japanese surrender of 1945
- Kuzma Galitsky, Soviet army general
- Kuzma Gnidash, Soviet officer and intelligence officer
- Kuzma Grebennik, Soviet lieutenant general
- Kuzma Kiselyov, Soviet diplomat, statesman, and politician
- Kuzma Kovačić, Croatian academic sculptor and professor
- Kuzma Parfyonov, Soviet Army major general
- Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Soviet/Russian painter and writer
- Kuzma Podlas, Soviet lieutenant general
- Kuzma Sinilov, Soviet lieutenant general
- Kuzma Trubnikov, Soviet colonel-general
- Kuzma Trufanov, Soviet major general
Kozma
- Kyr Kozma, Serbian painter
- Kozma Damjanović, Serbian icon painter
- Kozma Gamburov, Russian stage actor and opera singer
- Kozma Prutkov, fictional author
- Kozma Soldatyonkov, Russian industrialist, mecenate, philanthropist, art collector and publisher
- Kozma Spassky-Avtonomov, Russian scientist
See also
References
- ↑ Parkin, Harry (2021). "Kuzma". The concise Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain (1st ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198868255. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Kuzma". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245115. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Kozma". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245115. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Kuzmin". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245115. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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