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Порошенко
“gunpowder”
Порошенко (Porošénko) is a surname from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Russian and Ukrainian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Poroşenko.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Порошенко goes back to a word meaning “gunpowder.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Порошенко’s family of names
In Russian usage, Порошенко as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Porochenko. In Ukrainian usage, Порошенко as a surname has a transliteration in Poroşenko. In Russian usage, Порошенко as a surname has a transliteration in Porošenko.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Порошенко has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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