Surname · Russian
Воробей
“sparrow (bird)”
Воробей (Vorobéj) is a surname. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Vorobéj.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Воробей goes back to a word meaning “sparrow (bird).”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Воробей’s family of names
In Russian usage, Воробей has a later derivative in Vorobei. In Russian usage, Воробей as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Vorobéj. In Russian usage, Воробей has a later derivative in Vorobej.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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