Potemkin

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Submitted Name

Type Surname

Usage Russian

Scripts Потёмкин(Russian)

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Meaning & History

A Russian surname which derives from the word "Потёмка" (Potyomka) meaning "dark". People bearing the name Potemkin rose to prominence in Muscovy from the 16th century onwards.