Kovtun Explained
Kovtun (Ukrainian: Ковтун) is a Ukrainian gender-neutral surname derived from the Slavic word for the hair appearance called .Polish plait, as a nickname for a person with unkempt hair, "mophead". The Polish form of the surname is Kołtun; the difference is due to the linguistic phenomenon of L-vocalization. In Russian language the surname retains its Ukrainian form, "Kovtun", although the hair style is "koltun" in Russian.
Notable people with the surname include:
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- Anatolij Kovtun (1960-2005), Ukrainian basketball player
- Andriy Kovtun (born 1968), Ukrainian football player
- Dmitry Kovtun (1965-2022), Russian businessman and ex-KGB agent
- Illia Kovtun (born 2003), Ukrainian gymnast
- Marina Kovtun (born 1962), Russian politician
- Maxim Kovtun (born 1995), Russian figure skater
- Natalya Kovtun (born 1964), Russian sprinter
- Oleksiy Kovtun (born 1995), Ukrainian football defender
- Olena Kovtun (born 1966), Ukrainian table tennis player
- Yuri Kovtun (born 1970), Russian football defender
Koltun, Kołtun
