Antokolsky (spelling variations: Antokolskiy, Antokolski) (russian: Антокольский) is a
Russian surname
See Eastern Slavic naming customs for the explanation of the structure of Russian-language surnames.
A (А)
* Abakumov
* Abdulov
* Abramov
* Abramovich
* Avdeyev
* Avdonin
* Averin (surname), Averin
* Averyanov
* Avilov (surname), Avil ...
. It derives from the Polish form Antokol of the
toponym
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Antakalnis
Antakalnis (''literally'' lt, 'the place on hills', adapted in pl, Antokol) is an eldership in the Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania. Antakalnis is one of the oldest, and largest historical suburbs of Vilnius City. It is in the eastern s ...
, a neighborhood of
Vilnius
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,
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
. The notable bearers of this surname were:
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Mark Antokolski
Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky (russian: Марк Матве́евич Антоко́льский; 2 November 18409 July 1902) was a Russian Imperial sculptor of Lithuanian Jewish descent.
Biography
Mordukh Matysovich Antokolsky''Boris Schatz: The ...
(1843–1902), Russian sculptor
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Pavel Antokolsky
Pavel Grigoryevich Antokolsky ( rus, Па́вел Григо́рьевич Антоко́льский, p=ˈpavʲɪl ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ɐntɐˈkolʲskʲɪj, a=Pavyel Grigor'yevich Antokol'skiy.ru.vorb.oga; 1 July 1896, Saint Petersburg, Ru ...
(1896–1978), Russian poet
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Polish toponymic surnames