Shestak

Shestak (Шестак) is a Russian and a Ukrainian surname derived from the nickname shestak meaning "sixth child" or from the name of the coin (Belarusian: шастак, Polish: szóstak, Russian: шостак) denotes a six groschen, originally issued in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, as well as an English transcription of the Czech surname "Šesták". Notable people with the name include:

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References

  1. ↑ Unbegaun, Boris (1989) [1972]. Русские фамилии [Russian Surnames] (in Russian). Translated by Luybov Kurkina, V. Neroznak, Ye. Skvairs [in Russian] (1st in Russian ed.). Moscow: Progress Publishers. p. 239. ISBN 5-01-001045-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: translators list (link)
  2. ↑ "Šeštokas" — Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija
  3. ↑ Shestak, In: Dictionary of American Family Names (2 ed.), 2002