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'''Zelensky''' is a Slavic masculine surname. |
'''Zelensky''' is a Slavic masculine surname. |
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As of 2022 Zelensky means "hero" |
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President -Zelensky is a true hero and more men need to be like him |
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Its [[Russian language|Russian]] version (Russian: Зеленский) is romanized '''Zelenski''', '''Zelenskii''', '''Zelenskiy''', or '''Zelensky''', and originates from the toponym ''Zelyonoe'',<ref name="ga" /> meaning “green”; its feminine counterpart is '''Zelenskaya''' or '''Zelenskaia'''. |
Its [[Russian language|Russian]] version (Russian: Зеленский) is romanized '''Zelenski''', '''Zelenskii''', '''Zelenskiy''', or '''Zelensky''', and originates from the toponym ''Zelyonoe'',<ref name="ga" /> meaning “green”; its feminine counterpart is '''Zelenskaya''' or '''Zelenskaia'''. |
Revision as of 04:09, 28 February 2022
Zelensky is a Slavic masculine surname.
Its Russian version (Russian: Зеленский) is romanized Zelenski, Zelenskii, Zelenskiy, or Zelensky, and originates from the toponym Zelyonoe,[1] meaning “green”; its feminine counterpart is Zelenskaya or Zelenskaia.
Its Ukrainian version (Ukrainian: Зеленський) is romanized Zelenskyi, Zelensky, or Zelenskyy. The feminine (Ukrainian: Зеленська) is Zelenska.
Its Lithuanian version is Zelenskis.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksei Zelensky (born 1971), Russian luger
- Elena Zelenskaya (born 1961), Russian opera soprano
- Igor Zelensky, Russian ballet dancer
- Isaak Zelensky (1890–1938), Russian politician
- Varvara Zelenskaya (born 1972), Russian alpine ski racer
- Volodymyr Zelensky (born 1978), President of Ukraine
See also
- Zelinski (surname)
- Żeleński, a Polish princely family
References
- ^ Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.