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Pasternak

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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Scripts Пастернак(Ukrainian, Russian) פּאַסטערנאַק(Yiddish) פּסטרנק(Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Means "parsnip" in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of Doctor Zhivago.

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VariantsPasternack(Polish) Pasternack(Yiddish)

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food, plants
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Entry updated November 16, 2019
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