Belkin (Russian: Белкин), or Belkina (feminine; Белкина), Hebrew: בלקין is a surname of Russian or Jewish origin. The Russian surname is derived either from the Russian word belka, meaning squirrel and is associated with the old Russian noble Belkin family.[1] The Jewish one is a matronymic surname derived from the Jewish given name Beylke, a diminutive from Beyle. Notable people with the surname include:
- Arnold Belkin (1930–1992), Mexican painter
- Beatrice Belkin (1902–1998), American soprano singer
- Boris Belkin (born 1948), Russian-born violin virtuoso
- Katerina Belkina (born 1974), Russian photographer and painter
- Lena Belkina (born 1987), Ukrainian opera singer
- Mike Belkin (born 1945), Canadian tennis player
- John N. Belkin, Professor of Entomology UCLA
- Nicholas J. Belkin, professor at School of Communication at Rutgers University
- Olga Belkina (born 1990), Russian sprinter
- Samuel Belkin (1911–1976), president of the Yeshiva University
- Steve Belkin, businessman and owner of Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Hawks
- Valeria Belkina (born 1999), Russian female acrobatic gymnast
Fictional characters
edit- Ivan Petrovich Belkin, the namesake of The Belkin Tales by Russian poet and writer Alexander Pushkin
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
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