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dzerzhinsky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
dz-erzhin-sky
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Russian; especially when referring to Felix Dzerzhinsky, chairman of the Cheka.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Дзержинский (Dzeržinskij), from Polish Dzierżyński.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Dzierżyński

Questions

What does dzerzhinsky mean?
A surname from Russian; especially when referring to Felix Dzerzhinsky, chairman of the Cheka.
Where does dzerzhinsky come from?
It is traced to Polish.

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