Type Word Usage Medieval Slavic Scripts медведь(Church Slavic) Meaning & History Slavic word meaning "bear" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Surname DescendantsMedved(Croatian) Nedvěd(Czech) Medved(Russian) Medveď(Slovak) Medved(Slovene) Medved(Ukrainian) Sources & References Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 306.