Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Russian Scripts Чайковский(Russian) Pronounced Pron. chee-KOF-skyee [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Russian form of Chayka. A famous bearer was the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Chaykovsky (1840-1893), with the surname commonly Romanized as Tchaikovsky. Related NamesDetails VariantTchaikovskyOther Languages & CulturesCzajka(Polish) Chayka(Ukrainian)