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Черняк

Черняк (Černják) is a surname. It is used in Russian and Ukrainian.

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

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Meaning & origin

How it developed

Built from Russian чёрный + -як.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Черняк’s family of names

In Russian usage, Черняк as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Polish form CZERNIAK. In Ukrainian usage, Черняк as a surname has a transliteration in Çernyak. In Ukrainian usage, Черняк as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Černják.

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Черняк has relatives in 4 languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Чорня́кvariant · Ukrainian

Spellings & scripts 2

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

Across languages 3

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

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