Paskevich
Appearance
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Language(s) | Russian, Ukrainian |
Meaning | son of Pasko (Пасько)[1] |
Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
The House of Paskevich is an old Russian princely family, part of the Russian nobility, of Ukrainian Cossack origin. The transliteration from Ukrainian is Paskevych. Members of the family held the title of Knyaz and Count.[2]
Notable surname bearers
[edit]- Ivan Paskevich (1782–1856), field marshal in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies
- Nicolay Paskevich (1907–2003), painter