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Пастернак

Пастернак (Pastɛrnák) is a surname. It is used in Russian.

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

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Пастернак is Pasternak written in Cyrillic. Pasternak comes from Polish, and ultimately from Yiddish.

Explained through its name family

Пастернак’s family of names

In Ukrainian usage, Пастернак as a surname has a transliteration in PASTERNAK. In Russian usage, Пастернак as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Pastɛrnák.

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Пастернак has relatives in 3 languages.

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