Surname · Ukrainian

Зеленський

“green”

Зеленський (Zelénsʹkyj) is a surname. It is used in Ukrainian.

UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Zelenskyy.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Зеленський possibly goes back to a word meaning “green.”

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How it developed

Built from Ukrainian зеле́н + -ський (“of -'s”).

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Зеленський’s family of names

In Ukrainian usage, Зеленський has a later derivative in ZELENSKI. Зеленський as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Zelenskyy. In Ukrainian usage, Зеленський as a surname has a transliteration in Zelensʹkyj.

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Зеленський has relatives in 5 languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 3

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Across languages 7

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