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Толстой

“fat”

Толстой (Tolstój) is a surname. It is used in Russian and Ukrainian.

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

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Толстой goes back to a word meaning “fat.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Толстой is Tolstoy written in Cyrillic. Tolstoy comes from Russian.

Explained through its name family

Толстой’s family of names

In Russian usage, Толстой as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the German form TOLSTOI. In Russian usage, Толстой as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Tolstoj. In Russian usage, Толстой as a surname has a transliteration in Tolstoj.

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Around the world

Толстой has relatives in 7 languages.

4 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

TolstoïFrench

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