Type Surname (from occupation)
Scripts Пастернак(Ukrainian, Russian) פּאַסטערנאַק(Yiddish) פּסטרנק(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /pas.ˈtɛr.nak/(Polish) /pɐs.ter.ˈnak/(Ukrainian) /pəs.tɨr.ˈnak/(Russian) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Means "parsnip" in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of Doctor Zhivago.
Related Names
Rootpastinaca
VariantsPasternack(Polish) Pasternack(Yiddish)
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