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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Sorry can't find Dragunov!. Petrovich : origins & meanings: Croatian and Serbian (Petrovi?); Slovenian (Petrovi?): see Petrovic!. Ukrainian and Belorussian: patronymic from Petro, Ukrainian form of Peter!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Petrovich simply means "son of Peter", while Dragunov probably has something to do with military dragoons (a type of cavalry)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com They're both what we call "patrynoms", which means they were known as "the son of ___"!. In this case, they were the sons of Peter (Petrov or Petros) and Dragun or Dragos!.Www@QuestionHome@Com dragunov refers to a semi-automatic sniper rifle!. try go on wikipedia and type dragunov!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Petrovich = son of PeterWww@QuestionHome@Com |