Gaidar (surname)
The Russian surname Gaidar (Russian: Гайда́р) was originally a pen name of Russian writer Arkady Gaidar (1904-1941) and was taken as their last name by his descendants. His son (Timur Gaidar) published two versions of the pseudonym's origin:[1]
- Arkady took the name Gaidar from a Khakas-language word meaning going first, the leader.
- This represents an abbreviation of French "Golikov Arkadi d 'Arzamas", which means "Golikov, Arkadi from Arzamas".
The surname may also refer to:
- Timur Gaidar (1926–1999), Soviet admiral, Arkady's son
- Yegor Gaidar (1956–2009), former acting Prime Minister of Russia, Timur's son
- Maria Gaidar (born 1982), Russian activist, daughter of Yegor Gaidar
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- ^ Тимур Гайдар. Голиков Аркадий из Арзамаса: Уже после его гибели стали возникать догадки. Автором версии, получившей широкое распространение, стал писатель Борис Емел��янов. От него и пошло: "По-монгольски "гайдар" - всадник, скачущий впереди". [...] Есть в ней, по-видимому, какая-то доля истины. Ну хотя бы то, что Аркадий Голиков действительно бывал в Башкирии, потом в Хакасии, а имена Гайдар, Гейдар, Хайдар на Востоке распространены. [...] Тогда и придуман, найден литературный псевдоним: "Г" - первая буква фамилии Голиков; "АЙ" - первая и последняя буквы имени; "Д" - по-французски - "из"; "АР" - первые буквы названия родного города. [...] Г-АЙ-Д-АР: Голиков Аркадий из Арзамаса.
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