Orlin (surname)

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Orlin, feminine: Orlina is an artificial Russian surname originated in clergy, derived from the bird oryol, 'eagle'. Boris Unbegaun writes that the church origin is recognized by a nonstandard usage of the possessive suffix '-in': when deriving from a masculine noun, the suffix is supposed to be '-ov', as in "Orlov". [1] Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ↑ Boris Unbegaun, Русские фамилии, pp. 169–180
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