Surname · also Ukrainian
Solovei
“nightingale”
Solovei is a surname from Ukrainian (ultimately Russian).
Original RussianСоловей
Meaning & origin
What it means
Solovei goes back to Ukrainian соловей, meaning “nightingale.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Solovei comes from Ukrainian, and ultimately from Russian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Solovei as a surname developed from Соловей.
Solovei’s family of names
In English usage, Solovei as a surname developed from the Russian form Соловей. In English usage, Solovei as a surname has a related form in Salovei. In English usage, Solovei as a surname has a related form in Salovei.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Solovei has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.
Russianwhere Solovei comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
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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