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The Sheremetev family (Template:Lang-ru) was one of the wealthiest and most influential noble families of Russia. Russian surnames are gender sensitive, the masculine form of the name being Sheremetev (Шереметев) and the feminine rendered as Sheremeteva (Шереметева). The name purportedly originates either with the Chuvash word sheremet (шеремет), meaning "poor man", or the Turkic-Persian shir Muhammad, meaning "pious" or "brave Muhammad".
The family held many high commanding ranks in the Russian military, governorships and eventually the rank of Count of the Russian Empire. Yelena Sheremeteva wedded the Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich, son of Ivan the Terrible.
Notable members include:
- Count Boris Sheremetev (1652–1719) military leader and diplomat during the Great Northern War
- Count Petr Borisovich Sheremetev (1713—1788) son of the above; courtier and noted patron of Russian theater
- Count Nikolai Petrovich Sheremetev (1751–1809) son of the above; noted patron of Russian theater
- Count Aleksandr Sheremetev (1859-1931) grandson of the above; conductor, composer and entrepreneur
The village of Sheremetevo, which in turn gave name to the Sheremetyevo International Airport, is named after the family.