Koryagin
Appearance
Koryagin (Russian: Корягин) is a Russian masculine surname. It originates from the verb koryachitsya, which means either being stubborn or to place legs widely while walking.[1] The feminine counterpart is Koryagina. The surname may refer to the following notable people:
- Anatoly Koryagin (born 1938), Soviet psychiatrist and dissident
- Gleb Koryagin (born 1994), Russian ice hockey player
References
[edit]- ^ Ganzhina, I. M. (2001). Словарь современных русских фамилий [Dictionary of Modern Russian Surnames] (in Russian). Moscow: Astrel. p. 237. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.