Medvedenko
Medvedenko is a patronymic surname derived with the Ukrainian patronymic suffix -enko frpm the Russian work medved for "bear" (the Ukrainian word is vedmid). Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksandr Medvedenko, birth name of Aleksandr Dov, Soviet Ukrainian and Israeli singer-songwriter
- Andriy Medvedenko (born 1951), Ukrainian poet, Merited Culture Worker of Ukraine
- Slava Medvedenko, Ukrainian basketballer
- Valentyna Medvedenko (1941–2014), Ukrainian actress, People's Artist of Ukraine
Fictional characters
[edit]- Semyon Medvedenko in Anton Chekhov's play The Seagull and its adaptations