Abalkin Explained
Abalkin (ru|Аба́лкин; masculine) or Abalkina (Russian: Аба́лкина; feminine) is a Russian surname. It derives from the Pskov regional dialectal word "Russian: аба́лка" () or "Russian: оба́лка" (), meaning a bale, a bundle, or, by analogy, a swaddled child.[1]
- People with this last name
- Fictional characters
- Lev Abalkin, a character in Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's series of science fiction novels set in the Noon Universe
References
Sources
- Ю. А. Федосюк (Yu. A. Fedosyuk). "Русские фамилии: популярный этимологический словарь" (Russian Last Names: a Popular Etymological Dictionary). Москва, 2006.
Notes and References
- Fedosyuk, entry on "Абалкин" .
