Чорнобай

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

чо́рний (čórnyj, black) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ бай (baj, rich), latter element from Turkic. Compare Turkish bay.

Proper noun[edit]

Чорноба́й (Čornobájm pers (genitive Чорноба́я, nominative plural Чорноба́ї, genitive plural Чорноба́їв)
Чорноба́й (Čornobájf pers (indeclinable)

  1. a surname

Declension[edit]

The feminine form is indeclinable.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to ridni.org's 2013 study, Чорнобай is the 1,272nd most common surname in Ukraine, belonging to 3,214 individuals. The 1649 and 1756 Cossack registers include 5 and 3 Cossacks with this surname, respectively.