Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Russian Scripts Коробейник(Russian) Pronounced Pron. ko-roh-bei-neek [key] Meaning & History Derived from Russian word "коробейник (korobeynik)" meaning peddler.There is a Russian folk song called the plural (Коробейники/Korobeyniki) of this, which is also used in the background of Tetris.