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Литвиненко

“person from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania”

Литвиненко (Lytvynénko) is a surname. It is used in Russian and Ukrainian.

Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Litvinenko.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Литвиненко goes back to a word meaning “person from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from Ukrainian литви́н (“person from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania”) + -е́нко.

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Литвиненко’s family of names

In Russian usage, Литвиненко as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form LITVINENKO. In Russian usage, Литвиненко as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Litvinénko. In Russian usage, Литвиненко as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the German form Litwinenko.

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Литвиненко has relatives in 5 languages.

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Across languages 3

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