Zhukovsky (surname)
Zhukovsky, Zhukovski or Zhukowski (Russian: Жуковский), Ukrainian: Жуковський, Belarusian: Жукоўскі, Polish: Żukowski) is a Slavic masculine surname. Its feminine counterpart is Zhukovskaya (Russian) or Żukowska (Polish). It originates from the noun zhuk, which means beetle and is used as slang for a person with dark hair.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexandra Zhukovskaya (1842–1899), Russian noble and lady in waiting
- Aleksey Belevsky-Zhukovsky (1871–1931), Russian nobleman
- Christine Zukowski (born 1989), American retired competitive figure skater
- Denis Zhukovskiy (born 1980), Russian football player
- Feliks Żukowski (1904–1976), Polish actor and theatre director
- Nikolay Zhukovsky (revolutionary) (1833–1895), Russian revolutionary
- Nikolay Zhukovsky (scientist) (1847–1921), Russian scientist
- Robert K. Zukowski (1925–2015), American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Stanislav Zhukovsky (1875–1944), Polish-Russian impressionist painter
- Valentin Zhukovski (1858–1918), Russian orientalist
- Valery Zhukowski (born 1984), Belarusian footballer
- Vasily Zhukovsky (1783–1852), Russian poet
- Vitaly Zhukovsky (born 1984), Belarusian football coach and a former player
- Wojciech Żukowski (born 1964), Polish politician, ex-Voivode of Lublin, member of Sejm
References
- Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.
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