Voronin
Voronin (Russian: Воронин), or Voronina (feminine; Воронина), is a Slavic last name, from the Belarus, Russian, Polish and Ukrainian word "voron" (Cyrillic; ворон) meaning raven. It also has ties to Novgorod and Baltic sailors, Ushkuiniks and Varangians. Other variants of the name are Woronovski (feminine; Woronovska), Woronin (feminine; Woronina), Voronov (feminine; Voronova) and Vārnas/ Voroņins/Varoņins (Latvian). Voronin which may refer to:
- People
- Aleksandr Voronin (1951-1992), a Russian olympic weightlifter
- Anatoly Voronin (1951–2006), business chief of Itar-TASS
- Andriy Voronin, a Ukrainian footballer
- Andrei Voronin (1900–1979), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Inga Voronina, a Soviet speed skater (maiden name: Inga Artamonova)
- Irina Voronina, a Russian model
- Ivan Voronin (1916–1997), a Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Lev Voronin (1928–2006), a Soviet politician and post-Soviet banker
- Lev Voronin (handballer), a Russian team handball player
- Lola Voronina (b. 1983), Russian politician (PPRU) and co-chairperson of Pirate Parties International (PPI)
- Mikhail Voronin, Soviet gymnast who won two Olympic gold medals in 1968
- Mikhail Voronin (fashion designer), a Ukrainian fashion designer and businessman
- Mikhail Stepanovich Voronin (1838–1903), a Russian botanist
- Natalya Voronina (b. 1994), Russian speed skater
- Oleg Voronin, son of Vladimir Voronin
- Pavel Voronin (1918–2003), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Sergei Mikhailovitch Voronin (1946–1997), Russian mathematician
- Serhiy Voronin, a Ukrainian footballer
- Valery Voronin, Soviet footballer, ranked Best Player of the USSR in 1964 & 1965
- Vladimir Voronin, former president of the Republic of Moldova (2001-2009)
- Vladimir Voronin (captain), Soviet Navy captain and polar explorer
- Vyacheslav Voronin, a Russian athlete
- Zinaida Voronina, a Soviet gymnast
- Places
- Voronina Island, a group of two islands in the Kara Sea.
- Companies
- Michael Voronin Concern, a Ukrainian company producing high quality men's garments.
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