Surname

Dostoevskij

Dostoevskij is a surname from Russian. It is used in Italian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Dostoevskij comes from Russian.

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How it developed

From Russian Достое́вский.

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Dostoevskij’s family of names

In Italian usage, Dostoevskij as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Dostoïevski.

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Russian

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Russian

Anastasij

“rising”

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Russian · Nature

Anatolij

“east” · “dawn”

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