Surname · also Ukrainian

Litvinenko

Litvinenko is a surname from Ukrainian, ultimately from Russian.

Original RussianЛитвиненко

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Litvinenko comes from Ukrainian, and ultimately from Russian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ukrainian Литвиненко, from Russian Литвине́нко.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Litvinenko’s family of names

In English usage, Litvinenko as a surname has a related form in LYTVYNENKO. In English usage, Litvinenko as a surname has a related form in LYTVYNENKO. In Greek usage, Litvinenko as a surname is a transliteration of Λιτβινένκο.

Walk Litvinenko’s family in the name graph

LitvinenkoЛітвіненкоΛιτβινένκοLytvynenkoЛитвиненко

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Litvinenko has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.

UkrainianRussian

Russianwhere Litvinenko comes from · 1 name

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

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

Across languages 1

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

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Ukrainian · Nature

Lisnic

“forest dweller”

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Ancient Greek

Levonen

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Russian

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Polish

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Sibling ideas

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