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Surname · Russian

Шостакович

“sixth”

Шостакович (Šostakóvič) is a surname from Belarusian. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Şostakoviç.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Шостакович goes back to a word meaning “sixth.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Шостакович comes from Belarusian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from Russian Шоста́к + -о́вич.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Шостакович’s family of names

In Russian usage, Шостакович as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Chostakovitch. In Russian usage, Шостакович as a surname has a transliteration in Şostakoviç. In Russian usage, Шостакович as a surname has a transliteration in Šostakovič.

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ШостаковичŞostakoviçŠostakovičŠostakóvičШостако́вичъШостако́вичChostakovitch

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Across languages 2

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