Orlin (surname)

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:

  • Ambrosiy Yakovlev-Orlin (1752–1809), bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archbishop of Ryazan and Zaraisk
  • James B. Orlin, American operations researcher
  • James Orlin Grabbe, American economist and writer
  • Robyn Orlin, South African dancer and choreographer
  • Sergey Orlin (1902–1988), Soviet scientist and engineer

See also

  • Distinguish from Orlin (given name), Bulgarian male name
  • All pages with titles containing Orlin
  • All pages with titles containing Orlina

References

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