Artyom (name)

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Artyom
Given Name

Pronunciation ahr-TYOM
Gender Masculine
Meaning Either "unharmed, of pure health" or "dedicated to Artemis"
Region of Origin Eastern Europe
Origin Slavic name derived from Greek Artemisios.
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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)[1], meaning either "unharmed, of pure health" or "dedicated to Artemis".

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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
  • Artemiy Troitsky - famous Russian music critic, whose name was originally Artem
  • Fyodor Sergeyev - a revolutionary, better known as Comrade Artyom

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