Zelinski Explained

Zelinski, Zelinsky, Zelinskii or Zelinskiy (Russian: Зелинский) is a masculine surname, a Russified form of the Polish surname Zieliński, meaning the color green. Its feminine counterpart in Russia is Zelinskaia or Zelinskaya.

The East Slavic surname of the same etymology is Zelenski, notably worne by the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Likewise for the Polish surname Żeleński.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Corneliu Zelinski (1899–1938), birth name of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Romanian ultranationalistic politician
• Daniel Zelinsky (1922–2015), American mathematician
• Dean Zelinsky, American guitar luthier
• Edward Zelinsky, American professor of law
• Edward Galland Zelinsky, creator of the Musée Mécanique
• Elizabeth Zelinski, American professor, an expert in gerontechnology, neuroscience, and cognitio
• Indrek Zelinski (born 1974), Estonian football coach and former professional player
• Jeff Zelinski, former Canadian football defensive back
• Leo Zelinsky, a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Nikolay Zelinsky (1861–1953), Russian chemist
• Paul O. Zelinsky, American author and illustrator
• Susan Zelinsky, American vocalist who provided the vocals for the cover versions of the songs in Karaoke Revolution
• Wilbur Zelinsky, American geographer