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Петрушка
Петрушка (Petrúška) is a masculine given name. It is used in Russian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Petruşka.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Петрушка is a diminutive of Пётр. Пётр comes from Byzantine Greek, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
In Russian usage, Петрушка is a diminutive of Пётр.
Петрушка’s family of names
In Russian usage, Петрушка is a diminutive of Пётр. In Ukrainian usage, Петрушка as a surname has a transliteration in Petruşka.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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