Given name
Gennadij
“noble”
Gennadij is a masculine given name from Russian. It is used in Dutch.
Original RussianГеннадий
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gennadij is a romanization of Геннадий. Геннадий goes back to Ancient Greek γενναδας, meaning “noble.”
Explained through its name family
Gennadij’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Gennadij has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Геннадий. In Russian usage, Gennadij is a transliteration of Геннадий.
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People named Gennadij
- Gennadij TimoscenkoRussian-Slovak chess playerborn 1949
- Gennadij CudinovicGerman freestyle wrestlerborn 1994
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