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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Russian
Scripts Ржевский, Рже́вские(Russian)
Other Forms FormsRzhevskaya (Feminine), Rzhevskoye (Neuter)
Meaning & History
Derived from Russian Ржев "Rzhev", a historical town between Moscow and Minsk, itself of unknown origin. This was the surname of a Russian noble family as well as Poruchik Dmitry Rzhevsky, a fictional character in the 1962 Soviet musical Hussar Ballad, often used in Russian jokes.