Given name & surname

Chekhov

Chekhov is a surname from Russian.

Original RussianЧехов

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Chekhov comes from Russian.

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How it developed

From Russian Че́хов.

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Chekhov’s family of names

In English usage, Chekhov as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Tchekhov. In English usage, Chekhov as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Čechov. In Swedish usage, Chekhov as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Чехов.

Walk Chekhov’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Chekhov has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.

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Russianwhere Chekhov comes from · 1 name

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Across languages 4

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

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Sibling ideas

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