Gagarin: meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Gagarin comes from Russian.

How it developed

A transliteration of Russian Гага́рин.

Gagarin’s family of names

In English usage, Gagarin as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Lithuanian form Gagarinas. In English usage, Gagarin as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Gagarine. In English usage, Gagarin as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Latvian form Gagarins.

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Around the world

Gagarin has relatives in 22 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.

Russianwhere Gagarin comes from · 2 names

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Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 18

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

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Gagarin

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

How it developed

Gagarin’s family of names

Around the world

Spellings & scripts 2

Across languages 18

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