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Type Surname (from nickname)
Gender Masculine
Usage Russian
Scripts Гагарин(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. [ɡɐ.ˈɡar.ʲɪn]  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsGagarina

Meaning & History

From Russian гагара (gagara) "loon, diver". A famous bearer of the name was Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), who was the first person to journey into outer space.
Added 11/22/2015 by Tatiana
Edited 4/28/2025 by DoingNothing247 and Mike C