Pasternak

Type: Surname (from occupation)
Usage: Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Scripts Пастернак(Ukrainian, Russian)פּאַסטערנאַק(Yiddish)פּסטרנק(Hebrew)

Meaning

Means “parsnip” in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of Doctor Zhivago.
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