Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Zelenskiy is a romanization of Зеленский. Зеленский comes from Ukrainian.
Explained through its name family
Zelenskiy’s family of names
In English usage, Zelenskiy as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form ZELENSKY. In English usage, Zelenskiy as a surname has a related form in Zelenskyy. In Uzbek usage, Zelenskiy as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Zelenskyy.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Zelenskiy has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
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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