Gayev

Gayev (Гаев; masculine) is a Russian surname formed from the Rome given name Gaius (with Greek origin) or from the Slavonic word gay (гай) meaning noise. Librarians often transliterate this name as Gaev. The feminine form of the surname is Gayeva or Gaeva (Гаева). In particular this surname is spread out in the Perm Krai (Ural Federal District).

The surname is shared by:
 * Boris Gayev (1905–1974), Soviet scientist, one of the deputy directors of the Ioffe Institute
 * Dmitry Gayev (1951–2012), Soviet railway engineer, long-term chief of the Moscow metro system
 * Pavel Gayev (1901–1943), Soviet military intelligence officer, guards colonel, deputy commander of the 13th Guards Rifle Division
 * Vladimir Gayev (born 1977), football player from Belarus, goalkeeper