Korolenko ( Ukrainian: Короленко) is a

Ukrainian surname By the 18th century, almost all Ukrainian had family names. Most Ukrainian surnames (and surnames in Slavic languages in general) are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names, place names, professions and other words. Surn ...

. The root of the word ''Korol'' means ''King'' in English. ''-enko'' is a

patronymic suffix A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

. It may refer to the following notable people: *

Caesar Korolenko Caesar Petrovich Korolenko (; 3 October 1933 – 14 July 2020) was a Russian psychiatrist. His scientific work was mainly on addictive disorders. Biography During the period of 1964–2006 Caesar Korolenko held the chair of psychiatry in the ...

, a Russian psychiatrist * Psoy Korolenko, a pseudonym of a Russian singer *

Vladimir Korolenko Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (, ; 27 July 1853 – 25 December 1921) was a Russian writer, journalist and humanitarian of Ukrainian origin. His best-known work includes the short novel '' The Blind Musician'' (1886), as well as numerous shor ...

, a Ukrainian/Russian writer *Yakov Korolenko, a character played by

Yakov Smirnoff Yakov Naumovich Pokhis (; born 24 January 1951), better known as Yakov Smirnoff (; ), is a Jewish Soviet-American comedian, actor and writer. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the Soviet Union, then immigrated to the United States in ...

in the TV show ''Night Court'' or Ulises Korolenko Mexican

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