Surname · Russian

Горбачёв

“humpback”

Горбачёв (Gorbačóv) is a surname. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Gorbachev.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Горбачёв goes back to a word meaning “humpback.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from Russian горба́ч (“humpback”) + -ёв.

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Горбачёв’s family of names

In Russian usage, Горбачёв as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form GORBACHEV. In Russian usage, Горбачёв as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Gorbaciov. In Russian usage, Горбачёв as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form GORBATCHEV.

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Горбачёв has relatives in 11 languages.

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Across languages 13

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