Medved Family History
Medved Name Meaning
Slovenian Croatian Ukrainian Belorussian and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic); Slovak (Medved’); Czech (Medvěd): nickname from Slavic medved ‘bear’ applied to a large strong or clumsy person. Compare Czech Nedved . In some cases probably also an American shortened form of the Russian and Belorussian patronymic Medvedev .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022