Baltacha
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Baltacha (Russian: Балтача) is a family name of Tatar origin, derived from the Turkic word baltacı, meaning "a person skilled with an axe", from balta: "axe", i.e., "woodcutter" or "halberdier".[1]
The surname can refer to:
- Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha, the former USSR football player, Dynamo Kyiv.
- Sergei Baltacha Jr., son of Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha, football player.
- Elena Baltacha, daughter of Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha, tennis player.
- Olga Baltacha, ex-wife of Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha, sportswoman