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Шойгу

Шойгу (Šojgú) is a masculine given name from Tuvan. It is used in Russian and Tuvan.

Russian and tyvWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Shoigu.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Шойгу comes from Tuvan.

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How it developed

From Tuvan Шойгу.

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Шойгу’s family of names

Шойгу has a later derivative in Shoigu. Шойгу can be written in the Roman alphabet as Şoygu. In Russian usage, Шойгу as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Shoigu.

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Шойгу has relatives in 3 languages.

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 1

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Shoiguderivative · English

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