Behind the Name: kaetargente's Personal Name List

Volkov

Usage: Russian

Other Scripts: Волков(Russian)

Pronounced: VOL-kəf

Personal remark: Волкова (f) / Волков (m)

Rating: 70% based on 3 votes

Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".

Utkin

Usage: Russian

Other Scripts: Уткин(Russian)

Pronounced: OOT-kyin

Rating: 20% based on 2 votes

Derived from Russian утка (utka) meaning "duck".

Popov

Usage: Russian, Bulgarian

Other Scripts: Попов(Russian, Bulgarian)

Pronounced: pu-POF(Russian) po-PAWF(Bulgarian)

Rating: 10% based on 2 votes

Means "son of the priest", derived from Russian and Bulgarian поп (pop).

Polzin

Usage: German

Rating: 25% based on 2 votes

From the name of a town in Pomerania, Poland (formerly part of Germany). In Polish it is called Połczyn.

Pasternak

Usage: Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish

Other Scripts: Пастернак(Ukrainian, Russian) פּאַסטערנאַק(Yiddish) פּסטרנק(Hebrew)

Pronounced: pas-TEHR-nak(Polish) pus-tehr-NAK(Ukrainian) pəs-tir-NAK(Russian)

Rating: 25% based on 2 votes

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

Pajari

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: PAH-yah-ree

Rating: 10% based on 2 votes

Means "boyar", the Finnish form of the Russian noble title боярин (boyarin).

Orlov

Usage: Russian

Other Scripts: Орлов(Russian)

Pronounced: ur-LOF

Rating: 83% based on 3 votes

Derived from Russian орёл (oryol) meaning "eagle".

Lagunov

Usage: Russian

Other Scripts: Лагунов(Russian)

Rating: 15% based on 2 votes

Derived from Russian лагун (lagun) meaning "water barrel". It was used to denote the descendants of a person who made water barrels.

Kuznetsov

Usage: Russian

Other Scripts: Кузнецов(Russian)

Pronounced: kuwz-nyi-TSOF

Personal remark: Кузнетсовa (f) / Кузнетсов (m)

Rating: 40% based on 3 votes

Derived from Russian кузнец (kuznets) meaning "blacksmith".

Krupin

Usage: Russian

Other Scripts: Крупин(Russian)

Pronounced: kruw-PYEEN

Rating: 20% based on 2 votes

Derived from Russian крупа (krupa) meaning "grain".

Kozlov

Usage: Russian

Other Scripts: Козлов(Russian)

Pronounced: kuz-LOF

Personal remark: Козловa (f) / Козлов (m)

Rating: 43% based on 4 votes

Derived from Russian козёл (kozyol) meaning "male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.