Given name & surname

Chorny

“black-haired”

Chorny is a surname from Ukrainian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Chorny goes back to Ukrainian Чо́рний, meaning “black-haired.”

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Where it comes from

Chorny comes from Ukrainian.

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How it developed

From Ukrainian Чо́рний.

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Chorny’s family of names

In English usage, Chorny as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Cerni. In English usage, Chorny as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Cerny. In English usage, Chorny as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with CHERNY.

Walk Chorny’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 4

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

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Ukrainian

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Russian

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Russian

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Slavic

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Russian

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Czech

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Sibling ideas

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