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zhukov

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
zhukov
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov).

name

Marshall Georgy Zhukov, a Soviet Russian career officer in the Red Army, was one of the most decorated generals in the history of the Soviet Union and Russia.

name

A town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, named after Georgy Zhukov.

Etymology

From Russian Жу́ков (Žúkov), from жук (žuk, “beetle”) + -ов (-ov, “genitive possessive ending”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Жу́ков

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Questions

What does zhukov mean?
A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov).
Where does zhukov come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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