Meaning & origin
What it means
Tolstoj is a romanization of Толстой. Толстой goes back to a word meaning “fat.”
Explained through its name family
Tolstoj’s family of names
In Czech usage, Tolstoj as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the German form TOLSTOI. In French usage, Tolstoj as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form TOLSTOY. In Czech usage, Tolstoj as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Tolstoï.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Tolstoj has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.
Russianwhere Tolstoj comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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