Kolesnik, Kolesnyk, Kolisnyk, or Kalesnik is a gender-neutral

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

meaning "

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" in several Slavic languages. In its various forms, it is particularly common in Ukraine.

Variations

* Ukraine: Колесник or Колісник (Kolesnyk, Kolisnyk; less common: Kolesnik, Kolisnik) * Belarus: Калеснік (Kalesnik) * Russia: Колесник (Kolesnik) * Poland: Koleśnik * Moldova/Romania: Colesnic * Other: Kolesnick

People

Kolesnik

* Aleksey Kolesnik (born 1999), Belarusian footballer *

Alyona Kolesnik Alyona Kolesnik (born 29 January 1995) is a Ukrainian-Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler. She is a four-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships. She is also a two-time silver medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games. ...

(born 1995), Ukrainian-Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler *

Andrey Kolesnik Andrey Ivanovich Kolesnik (, born 26 February 1960 in Kaliningrad) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 6th and 8th State Dumas. Career Until 1991, Kolesnik served as a naval navigator at the Baltic Fleet. In 1991, due to an in ...

(born 1960), Russian politician *

Magdalena Koleśnik Magdalena Koleśnik (born 27 February 1990) is a Polish stage, film and television actress. Life and career Born in Białystok, Koleśnik studied at the Faculty of Puppetry Arts of the Theatre Academy in her hometown and then at the AST Nat ...

(born 1990), Polish actress * Vadim Kolesnik (born 1969), Ukrainian hammer thrower *

Vadym Kolesnik Vadym Kolesnik (born October 27, 2001) is an American ice dancer. With his skating partner, Emilea Zingas, he is the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist and 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2023, 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Champio ...

(born 2001), Ukrainian-born ice dancer * Vitali Kolesnik (born 1979), Kazakhstani ice hockey goaltender

Kolesnyk

* Danylo Kolesnyk (born 2001), Ukrainian footballer * Vadym Kolesnyk (born 1967), Ukrainian footballer * Yuliia Kolesnyk (born 1997), Ukrainian sprint canoeist

Kolisnyk

* Art Kolisnyk (1921–1996), Canadian football player * Mykola Kolisnyk (born 1988), Ukrainian statesman

Kalesnik

* Sergey Kalesnik (born 1970), Belarusian sprint canoeist * Stanislav Kalesnik (1901–1977), Soviet glaciologist

Colesnic

Iurie Colesnic Iurie Colesnic (born 12 August 1955) is a technical literature corrector, former publishing director, literary historian, politician and writer of the Republic of Moldova. Biography Iurie Colesnic was born on 12 August 1955 in the village of ...

(born 1955), Moldovan politician