Surname

Pútin

“way, path, road”

Pútin is used as a surname.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Pútin is a romanization of Путин. Путин goes back to a word meaning “way, path, road.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Pútin is a romanization of Путин. Путин comes from Proto-Slavic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Explained through its name family

Pútin’s family of names

In Irish usage, Pútin as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Poutine. In Russian usage, Pútin as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Путин. In Ukrainian usage, Pútin as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Путін.

Walk Pútin’s family in the name graph

PútinПутінПутинPoutine

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Pútin has relatives in 4 languages.

3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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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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