Surname · Russian
Пушкин
“cannon”
Пушкин (Púškin) is a surname. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Pushkin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Пушкин is built from elements meaning “cannon” and “s”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Built from Russian пу́шка (“cannon”) + -ин (“s”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Пушкин’s family of names
In Russian usage, Пушкин as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Dutch form Poesjkin. In Russian usage, Пушкин as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Pouchkine. In Russian usage, Пушкин as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the German form Puschkin.
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Around the world
Пушкин has relatives in 19 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- 普希金borrowing · Chinese
- Пу́шкинhas masculine form
- PuŝkinEsperanto
- PusjkinSwedish, Faroese
- PouchkineFrench
- PuszkinPolish
- PoesjkinDutch
- PuschkinGerman
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See also 1
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