Zhukov

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Zhukov

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov).
  2. 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.
  3. A town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, named after Georgy Zhukov.

Translations

Further reading

  • Zhukov”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Zhukov

  1. Alternative spelling of Jukov
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