Given name & surname
Gorbachev
“hunchback”
Gorbachev is a surname from Russian.
Original RussianГорбачёв
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gorbachev goes back to a word meaning “hunchback.”
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Gorbachev’s family of names
In English usage, Gorbachev as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Gorbachov. In English usage, Gorbachev as a surname has a related form in Gorbachov. In English usage, Gorbachev as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Indonesian form Gorbachyov.
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Around the world
Gorbachev has relatives in 58 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.
Russianwhere Gorbachev comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 47
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ГорбачёвRussian, Tajik
- 戈爾巴喬夫Chinese
- GorbatchevFrench, Portuguese
- Горбачо́вUkrainian, Bulgarian
- GorbaçovTurkish
- กอร์บาชอฟThai
- கொர்பச்சோவ்Tamil
- GorbačëvTagalog
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- GorbatjovSwedish, Danish
- GorbačovSlovene, Slovak
- ГорбачовSerbo-Croatian
- GorbaciovRomanian, Italian
- ਗੋਰਬਾਚੇਵPunjabi
- GorbatchovPortuguese
- GorbaczowPolish
- گورباچفPersian
- ଗୋର୍ବାଚୋଭOdia
- GorbatsjovNorwegian Bokmål, Dutch
- गोर्बाचेवMarathi
- ഗോർബച്ചേവ്Malayalam
- Го́рбачо́вMacedonian
- GorbačiovasLithuanian
- GorbačovsLatvian
- گۆرباچۆڤckb
- 고르바쵸프Korean
- ゴルバチョフJapanese
- GorbaitseovIrish
- GorbatsjevIcelandic
- GorbacsovHungarian
- गोर्बाचोवHindi
- गोर्बाचोफHindi
- गोर्बाचोफ़Hindi
- גורבצ׳ובHebrew
- ΓκορμπατσόφGreek
- GorbatschowGerman
- გორბაჩოვიGeorgian
- GorbatshovFinnish
- GorbatšovFinnish, Estonian
- GorbaĉovEsperanto
- GorbatxovCatalan
- ဂေါ်ရ်ဘာချော့ဖ်Burmese
- গর্বাচেভBengali
- Гарбачо́ўBelarusian
- QorbaçovAzerbaijani
- ԳորբաչովArmenian
- غُورْبَاتْشُوفArabic
- GorbatsjofAfrikaans
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