It is difficult to imagine a modern cultural society without surnames. They indicate that a person belongs to a particular genus, provide an opportunity to join the roots of his family.
Now many people seek to know the meaning of their surname, its history and meaning. Since most family names were formed from personal names, it is not difficult to guess the meaning of them: Mikhailov, Pavlov, Borisov, Ivanov. In ancient times, when there were no surnames, they were replaced by nicknames, from which subsequently such generic names were formed: Krivoshchekin, Menshikov, Novikov. To find out their meaning, you need to know from what nickname they are formed, and what it means.
A number of generic names were formed from professions, the place of residence or birth of a person, the names of animals, plants or birds, from the personality characteristics or appearance of a person.
Having understood the structure of the generic name and highlighted the root, which usually indicates the source and type of education, you can learn a lot about the interpretation and meaning of the surname, about the life, culture, character or profession of our ancestors. The article will reveal the secrets of the history of the name Gordeev.
Generic Name Appearance
The origin of the surname Gordeev is associated with the church baptismal name Gordii. Our ancestors often added the name of his father to the name of the newborn child, thus indicating his belonging to a particular genus. The colloquial form of the church Gordia is the name Gordey, it is borrowed from the Greek language and means "majestic".
In the 16–17 centuries, among the rich and wealthy people, generic hereditary names began to appear that indicated belonging to a particular genus. These were possessive adjectives indicating the name of the ancestor. So, the descendants of a man named Gordy, after a while received the name Gordeev. However, the exact time of origin of the surname Gordeev is not known, as is unknown, the original place of its appearance.
The historical documents recorded: Alexander Vasilievich Gordeev (1904 - Tula region), Gordeev Fedorovich Tretyak (1544 - landowner) and many others.
Legend
An ancient legend is associated with the name Gordey: the priests of the temple of Zeus predicted that the one who first enters their city will become an outstanding ruler. The peasant Gordiy was the first to enter the city on his cart. He was elected Phrygian ruler. In memory of this event, he gave the temple a cart, on which he arrived in this glorious city. He tied her to the altar with a very complex knot that no one could untangle. Priests predicted that the one who succeeds in unraveling the "Gordian knot" will submit to the whole world.
But the capital of Phrygia was conquered by Alexander the Great. He entered the temple, looked at the famous knot, drew his sword and cut it. The priests immediately predicted: "He will conquer the world with a sword."
After a while, the people came across the expression “Gordian knot”, which means “a very complex, incomprehensible and confusing matter or an intractable, difficult question”, and “cut the Gordian knot” - which means “resolutely and boldly solve a difficult problem”.
Noble family
In the history of the Russian state, two ancient noble families of the Gordeevs are known. One of them originates from Gordeevy Lawrence, who owned estates in the 17th century in the Village Pyatina. The descendants of his grandson, Gordeev Emelyan, are recorded in 6 parts of the genealogy books of the Tula, Tver and Moscow provinces.
The second noble family is recorded in part 6 of the genealogy book of the Novgorod province. The ancestor of the surname is Luke Gordeev.
Famous people named Gordey
Famous name holders are:
- Holy Martyr Gordius - during the mass persecution of Christians, he declared himself an adherent of the faith and was killed after terrible torment, it happened in the 3rd century.
- Gordian - a former peasant, thanks to oracle predictions, became king of Phrygia. Thanks to him and his knot, the winged expression “Gordian knot” appeared.
- Sablukov Gordiy - Russian orientalist, author of the first translation of the Koran from Arabic into Russian.
- Levchenko Gordiy - admiral, military leader. In World War II he commanded naval bases in Kronstadt, Leningrad, and the Crimea.
- Tortsov Gordey - character of the comedy A. Ostrovsky "Poverty is not a vice".
Famous people with the surname Gordeev
The surname Gordeev is not common, but it is quite eminent. Here, for example, our famous contemporaries, owners of the generic name Gordeev:
- Alexey Gordeev - Governor of the Voronezh region of the Russian Federation.
- Gavriil Gordeev is a member of the Comedy Club.
- Dmitry Gordeev is an artist.
- Tamara Gordeeva - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov.
- Sergey Gordeev is a Russian entrepreneur.
- Andrey Gordeev is a Russian footballer and coach.
- Ekaterina Gordeeva - figure skater, two-time champion in pair skating.
- Fedor Gordeev - professor of sculpture, sculptor.
- Vladimir Gordeev is a hero of the USSR.
- Vyacheslav Gordeev - People's Artist of the USSR, Laureate of International Ballet Competitions.
- Alexey Gordeev - journalist, religious scholar.
