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| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Russian, Ukrainian |
| Meaning | son of Pasko (Пасько) [1] |
| Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
The House of Paskevich is an old Russian princely family, part of the Russian nobility, of Ukrainian Cossack origin. The transliteration from Ukrainian is Paskevych. Members of the family held the title of Knyaz and Count. [2]
Gomel or Homyel is a city in Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it is the second-largest city in Belarus with 501,102 inhabitants.
Shevchenko is a family name of Ukrainian origin. It is derived from the Ukrainian word shvets, literally meaning "cobbler or shoemaker", and the suffix -enko, denoting Ukrainian descent. It is somewhat equivalent to occupational surnames: French: Cordonnier, Italian: Crispino, Spanish: Zapatero, German: Schumacher, Schumann, Schubert, and English: Shoemaker, Shoesmith, also Laster.
The Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829 resulted from the Greek War of Independence of 1821–1829; war broke out after the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II closed the Dardanelles to Russian ships and in November 1827 revoked the 1826 Akkerman Convention in retaliation for the participation of the Imperial Russian Navy in the Battle of Navarino of October 1827.
Count Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erevansky, Serene Prince of Warsaw was a Russian military leader who was the namiestnik of Poland.
Reznik is a surname derived from Russian reznik ("butcher") or Yiddish reznik.
Pashkevich is a Polish surname which ultimately comes from the East Slav personal name Pashka or Pashko, a diminutive of Pavel (Paul). The surname may refer to:
Zaytsev or Zaitsev is a Russian last name. It stems from the word заяц. Zaytseva or Zaitseva (За́йцева) is the feminine version of this surname.
Kovalchuk, Kavalchuk, Kowalczuk (Polish), Covalciuc (Romanian), also transliterated as Kowalchuk, is a common East Slavic surname. The Kovalchuk name extends back to before 1500 AD in Kievan Rus.
Kovalevsky is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Petrenko is a patronymic surname of Slavic origin derived from the first name Petro and effectively means of Peter/Peter's. Notable people with the surname include:
Pavlyuchenko, Pavliuchenko, Pauliuchenka or Paŭliučenka, is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bondarchuk is a Ukrainian surname meaning barrel maker. Most famous are the members of the Bondarchuk family who have been influential in Soviet cinema. The surname may refer to:
Kovalenko is a very common Ukrainian surname.
Kravtsov is a Russian language surname of Western Slavic origin, krawc coming from the Polish krawiec/kravets, 'tailor'. The German-language transcription commonly used in the past is Krawtzoff.
Zelensky is a Slavic masculine surname.
The Rumyantsev-Paskevich Residence is the main place of historical importance in the city of Gomel, Belarus. The grounds of the residence stretch for 800 meters along the steep right bank of the Sozh River. An image of the residence is featured on the Belarusian 20-ruble bill.
Pavlenko is a patronymic surname of Ukrainian origin. The surname is a derivative of the given name Pavlo.
Kravets is a Ukrainian-language occupational surname meaning "tailor".
Koval is a Ukrainian surname. The word means "blacksmith", making "Koval" the equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world. Notable people with the name include:
Pavlovsky is a Russian-language surname. The Ukrainian-language variant is Павловський, Pavlovskiy. Notable people with the surname include:
