Given name & surname

Tolstoy

“stout”

Tolstoy is a surname from Russian.

Original RussianТолстой

Meaning & origin

What it means

Tolstoy goes back to a word meaning “stout.”

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Where it comes from

Tolstoy comes from Russian.

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How it developed

From Russian Толсто́й.

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Tolstoy’s family of names

In English usage, Tolstoy as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Tolstoj. In English usage, Tolstoy as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Tolstoï. In English usage, Tolstoy as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Толстой.

Walk Tolstoy’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 2

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