Zelensky (surname)

Zelensky is a Slavic masculine surname.

Its Russian version (Russian: Зеленский) is romanized Zelenski, Zelenskii, Zelenskiy, or Zelensky, and originates from the toponym Zelyonoe,^[1] meaning “green”; its feminine counterpart is Zelenskaya or Zelenskaia.

Its Ukrainian version (Ukrainian: Зеленський) is romanized Zelenskyi, Zelensky, Zelenskiy, or Zelenskyy. The feminine (Ukrainian: Зеленська) is Zelenska.

Its Lithuanian version is Zelenskis.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy (born 1978), President of Ukraine
• Aleksei Zelensky (born 1971), Russian luger
• Elena Zelenskaya (born 1961), Russian opera soprano
• Igor Zelensky, Russian ballet dancer
• Isaak Zelensky (1890–1938), Russian politician
• Varvara Zelenskaya (born 1972), Russian alpine ski racer

See also[]

• Zelinski (surname)
• Żeleński, a Polish princely family

References[]

Surname list

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