Gagarin (surname)

Gagarin (Russian: Гагарин), or Gagarina (feminine; Гагарина), is a Russian surname derived from the word gagara, meaning loon (a waterbird, genus Gavia). Notable people with the surname include:

  • Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968), Russian cosmonaut, the first man to travel in space
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