Bakunin (Russian:Баку́нин; masculine) orBakunina (Баку́нина; feminine) is a Russian last name[1] associated with theancientRussian nobleBakunin family.
There are two theories regarding the origins of this last name. According to the first one, it is a variety of the last nameAbakumov, which is derived from apatronymic, itself derived from various forms of the Christian male first nameAvvakum. However, it is also possible that this last name is related to the last nameBakulin, both of which derive from dialectal Russian words "бакуня" (bakunya) and "бакуля" (bakulya), meaning, depending on the dialect,chatterbox,talkative person oragile, business-like person.[1]
