Ableukhov

Ableukhov (Аблеу́хов; masculine) or Ableukhova (Аблеу́хова; feminine) is a Russian last name. Variants of this last name include Oblaukhov/Oblaukhova (Облау́хов/Облау́хова) and Obleukhov/Obleukhova (Облеу́хов/Облеу́хова).

It derives from a patronymic which itself is derived from the nicknames "Облаух" (Oblaukh) and "Облаухий" (Oblaukhy)—alternatively spelled "Аблеух" (Ableukh) and "Облеухий" (Obleukhy)—meaning someone with round, plump ears.


 * Fictional characters
 * Apollon Ableukhov and Nikolay Ableukhov, characters from Petersburg, a novel by Andrey Bely