Потёмкин

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Etymology[edit]

From Потёмка (Potjómka, a nickname), from потёмки (potjómki, darkness), from по- (po-, a comparative or delimitative prefix) + тёмный (tjómnyj, dark), from Proto-Slavic *tьmьnъ, + -ка (-ka, diminutive suffix) + -ин (-in, possessive suffix). This surname came from the nicknames Потёма (Potjóma)/Потёмка (Potjómka) that were given to a child born at twilight or at night. They may also mean "a secretive man".

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Потёмкин (Potjómkinm anim or m inan (genitive Потёмкина, nominative plural Потёмкины, genitive plural Потёмкиных, feminine Потёмкина)

  1. a surname, Potemkin or Potyomkin
    Григо́рий Алекса́ндрович ПотёмкинGrigórij Aleksándrovič PotjómkinGrigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin

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