Surname

Kalashnikov

Kalashnikov is a surname from Russian.

Original RussianКалашников

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kalashnikov comes from Russian.

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How it developed

From Russian Кала́шников.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kalashnikov’s family of names

In English usage, Kalashnikov as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Калашников.

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