Bubnov () or Bubnow () is a Russian masculine surname that originates either from a verb bubnit' (to mumble) or from a verb bubenit' (to beat, to ring a bell). its feminine counterpart is Bubnova. The surname may refer to the following notable people: Aleksandr Bubnov (born 1955), Soviet and Russian football player, coach, analyst, commentator and businessman Andrei Bubnov (1884–1938), Russian Bolshevik revolutionary Anton Bubnow (born 1988), Belarusian football player Ivan Bubnov (1872–1919), Russian marine engineer (1858–1943), Russian medievalist and linguist, whose specialist field was the medieval mathematics of Western Europe Varvara Bubnova (1886–1983), Russian painter, graphic artist and pedagogue Vladimir Bubnov (born 1940), Soviet and Russian football player and coach See also :ru:Бубнов, a more extensive list in Russian Wikipedia References Russian-language surnames