Medvedenko

Medvedenko is a patronymic surname derived with the Ukrainian patronymic suffix -enko from the Russian work medved for "bear" (the Ukrainian word is vedmid). Notable people with the surname include:

• Aleksandr Medvedenko, birth name of Aleksandr Dov, Soviet Ukrainian and Israeli singer-songwriter
• Andriy Medvedenko [uk] (born 1951), Ukrainian poet, Merited Culture Worker of Ukraine
• Slava Medvedenko, Ukrainian basketballer
• Valentyna Medvedenko [uk] (1941–2014), Ukrainian actress, People's Artist of Ukraine