Svirsky (feminine: Svirskaya) is a Russian-language
toponymic surname literally meaning "of
Svir
The Svir (, Veps: , Karelian/Finnish: ) is a river in Podporozhsky, Lodeynopolsky, and Volkhovsky districts in the north-east of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It flows westwards from Lake Onega to Lake Ladoga, thus connecting the two largest ...
"/"from Svir". Another transliteration is
Swirsky
Swirsky (feminine: Swirskaya) is an East Slavic-language surname, a variant of the Polish surname Świrski. Another Russian-language form is Svirsky.
Notable people with this surname include:
* Chuck Swirsky (b. 1954) - sports commentator.
* Davi ...
. The Polish-language equivalent is
Świrski Świrski is the name two different Polish noble families who do not share same descents. It is a toponymic surname literally meaning "of Świr", in the case of Świrskis of Lis clan () or "of Świrz", in the case of Świrskis of Szaława clan, s ...
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Notable people with this surname include:
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Grigory Svirsky Grigory Tsezarevich Svirsky (russian: Григорий Цезаревич Свирский) (September 29, 1921 – 2016) was a Russian-born Canadian writer.
Svirsky was born in Ufa in September 1921. He was a military pilot during World War II f ...
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Alexander Svirsky
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Russian-language surnames
category:Toponymic surnames