Prokhor (Прохор) is a

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given name from the Latinised form Prochorus that originated from the Greek name Prochoros (Προχορος).Behind the Name: Prokhor
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diminutive form A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

is Proshka. Notable people with the given name include: *

Prokhor Chaliapin Prokhor Andreevich Chaliapin (russian: Про́хор Андре́евич Шаля́пин; born as Andrei Andreevich Zakharenkov russian: Андре́й Андре́евич Захаре́нков; born November 26, 1983, in Volgograd) is a Russ ...

(born 1983), Russian singer, media personality and television presenter * Prokhor Dubasov (1743–1823), Russian batman *

Prokhor of Gorodets Prokhor of Gorodets (''Прохор'', ''Прохор с Городца'' in Russian) was a medieval Russian icon-painter, thought to have been the teacher of Andrei Rublev. Together with Rublev and Theophanes the Greek, Prokhor painted a number ...

, Russian icon painter * Prokhor Poltapov (born 2003), Russian ice hockey player

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