Paskevich

Paskevich (Russian: Паске́вич; Ukrainian: Паске́вич)
Origin
Language(s)Russian, Ukrainian
Meaningson of Pasko (Пасько)[1]
Region of originEastern Europe

Paskevich is a surname of the noble Russian Paskevich family [ru][1] of Ukrainian Cossack origin. The transliteration from Ukrainian is Paskevych. Members of the family held the title of Knyaz and Count.

Notable surname bearers

  • Ivan Paskevich (1782–1856), field marshal in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies
  • Nicolay Paskevich (1907–2003), painter

References

  1. ^ a b  "Паскевичи" . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
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