Пригожин

Russian

Etymology

From пригожий (prigožij, good-looking) + -ин (-in).

In case of Jewish persons, a toponymic surname from Пригожее (Prigožeje, a village in what is now the Vitebsk Region of Belarus) + -ин (-in).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prʲɪˈɡoʐɨn]

Proper noun

Приго́жин • (Prigóžin) m anim (genitive Приго́жина, nominative plural Приго́жины, genitive plural Приго́жиных, feminine Приго́жина)

  1. a surname, Prigozhin, transferred from the nickname or place name

Declension

Descendants

References

  1. Beider, Alexander (2008) “Prigozhin”, in A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire, 2nd edition, Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, pages 724–725
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