Zelensky (surname)
Zelensky is a Slavic masculine surname.
Its Russian spelling Зеленский is romanized Zelenski, Zelenskii, Zelenskiy, or Zelensky, and originates from the toponym Zelyonoe (Зелёное), meaning 'green'.[1] Its feminine counterpart is Зеленская (Zelenskaya or Zelenskaia).
Its Ukrainian spelling Зеленський is romanized Zelenskyi, Zelensky, Zelenskiy, or Zelenskyy, and originates from the toponym Zelene (Зелене), meaning 'green'.[1] Its feminine counterpart is Зеленська (Zelenska).
Its Lithuanian spelling is Zelenskis.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksei Zelensky (born 1971), Russian luger
- Andrey Zelenskiy (born 1963), Russian composer and pianist
- Anne Zelensky (born 24 October 1935, in Casablanca, Morocco), French feminist author and activist
- Elena Zelenskaya (born 1961), Russian opera soprano
- Igor Zelensky (born 1969), Russian ballet dancer
- Isaak Zelensky (1890–1938), Russian politician
- Olena Zelenska (born 1978), First Lady of Ukraine
- Varvara Zelenskaya (born 1972), Russian alpine ski racer
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy (born 1978), President of Ukraine
See also
- Zelinski (surname)
- Żeleński, a Polish princely family
References
- ^ a b Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.
Sources
- Ganžina, Irina M. (2001). Словарь современных русских фамилий [Dictionary of modern Russian surnames] (in Russian) (Naučno-populjaranoe ed.). Moskva: Ast [u.a.] ISBN 5-271-00127-X. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015.