Bakhtin (Russian: Бахтин) is a Russian masculine surname originating from the obsolete verb ''bakhtet'' (бахтеть), meaning ''to swagger'';
[ its feminine counterpart is Bakhtina. The surname may refer to the following notable people:
* Aleksandr Bakhtin (born 1971), Russian football player
* Igor Bakhtin (born 1973), Russian football coach and player
* Ivan Bakhtin (1756–1818), Russian government official and writer
* Mikhail Bakhtin (1895–1975), Russian philosopher, literary critic and scholar
* Svetlana Bakhtina (born 1980), Russian gymnast
]
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Russian-language surnames