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5/16/2025, 12:33 AM DoingNothing247 301665
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5/12/2025, 7:15 AM Tovaryshka_Anya 301665
4/11/2025, 12:44 PM Tovaryshka_Anya 301665
12/1/2019, 11:20 AM Sofia 301665 merge 6 names
11/26/2019, 1:38 PM anonymous 319930 initial state of 319930
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4/17/2019, 10:43 AM anonymous 301665 initial state of 301665

Name Moskal
Type Surname (from location & from nickname)
Usage Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish
Scripts Москаль(Ukrainian)
Pronounced Pron. [mɔ.ˈskalʲ](Ukrainian) /ˈmɔs.kal/(Polish)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Originally denoted a person who was an inhabitant of the Grand Principality of Moscow during the 12th to 15th centuries or someone who was Russian or Russian-like, derived from Russian москаль (moskalʹ) "Muscovite", from Old Ruthenian москаль (moskal'). Nowadays, it is used as a pejorative term for a Russian.

Famous bearers of the name were Ukrainian politician Hennadiy Moskal (1950-2024) and Polish scientist Stanisław Moskal (1935-2019).
Added 4/17/2019 by anonymous