Surname · Russian · Ukrainian
Соловей
“nightingale (bird)”
Соловей (Solovéj) is a surname. It is used in Russian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Solovey.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Соловей goes back to a word meaning “nightingale (bird).”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Соловей is Solovey written in Cyrillic. Solovey comes from Ukrainian, and ultimately from Russian.
Explained through its name family
Соловей’s family of names
In Russian usage, Соловей has a later derivative in Salovei. In Ukrainian usage, Соловей as a surname has a transliteration in SOLOVEY. In Russian usage, Соловей as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Solovéj.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Соловей has relatives in 4 languages.
9 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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