Fedot
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Fedot, Russian: Федоt , Old orthogrtaphy: Ѳедотъ, is a masculine Russian form of given name Theodotus (Greek: Θεόδοτος).
Of note is a Russian rhymed proverb: Федот да не тот, Fedot da ne tot, 'Fedot, but a wrong one', said about someone who is other than expected or worse than he pretends to be.[1] The name gives the rise to the patronymic surnames Fedotov, Fedotenko, Fedotenkov.
Notable people with the name include:
- Fedot Alekseyevich Popov (died between 1648 and 1654), Russian explorer
- Fedot Shubin (1740-1805), Russian sculptor
- Fedot Sychkov (1870-1958), Russian painter
- Fedot Tumusov (born 1955), Russian politician
