Name «Volot»

The name Volot likely derives from the ancient appellative "volot," which means "giant." This is a phonetic modification of the anthroponymic base Volod-, which is present in names such as Vsevolod and Rohvolod, characterized by the voiced final consonant /d/ being devoiced. The base with the prefixal /t/ is also evidenced in 1649 in the name of the Cossack from the Bila Tserkva Regiment, Voloshko Moskaly.

The status of Volot as a separate name is supported by records of anthroponyms from the 15th century, such as the nobleman Ivan Volotovich, mentioned in 1430 in the city of Kyiv, and the bailiff Volotovsky Ivan, recorded in 1611. However, it is unlikely that the etymology of the name Volot can be linked to the name of a grain ear, meaning "a tiller of millet or oats."