Vasnetsova

Vasnetsova is a Russian feminine surname. It is the feminine form of the masculine surname Vasnetsov.

As a typical -ov/-ova surname, Vasnetsova is formed from a stem plus the suffix -ov, with -ova marking the feminine form. The root Vasnet- is generally believed to derive from a nickname or given name, a common pattern in Slavic surname formation; the precise origin of Vasnet- is not definitively documented.

Vasnetsova is predominantly used in Russia and among Russian-speaking communities. With migration, bearers of the name appear in other countries as well. In transliteration from Cyrillic, it is rendered as Vasnetsova; the Cyrillic spelling is Васнецова.

The surname is linked to the broader Vasnetsov family name; the most famous bearer of the related masculine form is the Russian painter Viktor Vasnetsov (1848–1926). Women with the surname Vasnetsova carry the same family name in its feminine form and may be encountered in various professional and cultural contexts, reflecting the surname’s broad usage in Russian-speaking populations.