Shcherba Explained

Shcherba, Ščerba, Scherbo, or Szczerba is a Slavic-language surname. It has the same form for both genders in most languages, except Czech and Slovak. The word means "gap", "dent", or "nick" in some languages such as Polish.^[1] In Ukraine, it is also a term for certain kinds of soup.^[2] Related surnames include Shcherbak, Shcherbakov, and Shcherban.

Language	Masculine	Feminine
	Belarusian: Шчэрба Shcherba, Łacinka: Ščerba
	Ščerba	Ščerbová
	Szczerba (Polish pronunciation:), Szczyrba
	Russian: Щербо Shcherbo or Scherbo (scholarly: Ščerbo) Russian: Щерба: Shcherba, Scherba, Ščerba)
	Ukrainian: Щерба Shcherba (scholarly: Ščerba)

People

Shcherba

• Hanna Shcherba, (born 1982), Belarusian-French swimmer
• Lev Shcherba (1880–1944), Belarusian-Russian linguist
• Mariya Shcherba (born 1985), Belarusian swimmer
• Uladzimir Shcherba (born 1986), Belarusian footballer

Ščerba, Ščerbová

• Denisa Ščerbová (born 1986), Czech athlete
• (1917–2000), Czechoslovak pilot in World War II
• Matěj Ščerba (born 1998), Czech pole vaulter

Szczerba

• Andrew Szczerba (born 1988), American football tight end
• Kazimierz Szczerba (born 1954), Polish amateur boxer
• Michał Szczerba (born 1977) Polish politician

Other spellings

• Vitaly Scherbo (born 1972), Belarusian gymnast

Notes and References

1. Web site: Szczerba . Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press . 2013 .
2. http://sum.in.ua/s/Shherba ЩЕРБА