Gogol
English
Etymology
From Russian Го́голь (Gógolʹ) and Ukrainian Гоголь (Hóhol’). The surname is from Ukrainian гоголь (hóhól’, “common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula”) < Proto-Slavic *gogolĭ.
Compare Russian го́голь (gógolʹ), Belarusian го́галь (hóhalʹ), Old East Slavic гоголь (gogolĭ), Polish gogol.
Derived terms
Translations
Gogol
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.ɡɔl/
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