Shcherba

Shcherba, Ščerba, Scherbo, or Szczerba is a Slavic-language surname. It has the same form for both genders in most languages, except Czech and Slovak. The word means "gap", "dent", or "nick" in some languages such as Polish. In Ukraine, it is also a term for certain kinds of soup. Related surnames include Shcherbak, Shcherbakov, and Shcherban.

LanguageMasculineFeminine
BelarusianШчэрба: Shcherba, Łacinka: Ščerba
Czech, SlovakŠčerbaŠčerbová
PolishSzczerba (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʂt͡ʂɛrba]), Szczyrba
RussianЩербо: Shcherbo or Scherbo (scholarly: Ščerbo)
Щерба: Shcherba, Scherba, Ščerba)
UkrainianЩерба: Shcherba (scholarly: Ščerba)

People

Shcherba

Ščerba, Ščerbová

Szczerba

Other spellings

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Szczerba". Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press. 2013.
  2. ↑ ЩЕРБА in: Словник української мови. Академічний тлумачний словник (1970—1980) (Ukrainian Etymological Dictionary)
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