Gaidar (russian: Гайда́р) is a Russian surname. It was originally a pen name of Russian writer Arkady Gaidar (1904-1941) and was taken as their last name by his descendants. His son, Timur Gaidar, published two versions of the pseudonym's origin:Тимур Гайдар. Голиков Аркадий из Арзамаса
Уже после его гибели стали возникать догадки. Автором версии, получившей широкое распространение, стал писатель Борис Емельянов. От него и пошло: "По-монгольски "гайдар" - всадник, скачущий впереди". ..Есть в ней, по-видимому, какая-то доля истины. Ну хотя бы то, что Аркадий Голиков действительно бывал в Башкирии, потом в Хакасии, а имена Гайдар, Гейдар, Хайдар на Востоке распространены. ..Тогда и придуман, найден литературный псевдоним: "Г" - первая буква фамилии Голиков; "АЙ" - первая и последняя буквы имени; "Д" - по-французски - "из"; "АР" - первые буквы названия родного города. .. Г-АЙ-Д-АР: Голиков Аркадий из Арзамаса. # Arkady took the name ''Gaidar'' from a Khakas-language word meaning ''going first'', ''the leader''. # The name represents an abbreviation of French "Golikov Arkadi d 'Arzamas", which means "Golikov, Arkadi from

Arzamas Arzamas (russian: Арзама́с) is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tyosha River (a tributary of the Oka), east of Moscow. Population: History Arzamas was founded in 1578 by Ivan the Terrible in the lands pop ...

". The surname may also refer to: * Timur Gaidar (1926–1999), Soviet admiral, Arkady's son *

Yegor Gaidar Yegor Timurovich Gaidar (russian: link=no, Его́р Тиму́рович Гайда́р; ; 19 March 1956 – 16 December 2009) was a Soviet and Russian economist, politician, and author, and was the Acting Prime Minister of Russia from 15 Ju ...

(1956–2009), former acting Prime Minister of Russia, Timur's son * Maria Gaidar (born 1982), Russian activist, daughter of Yegor Gaidar

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