Koshkin
Koshkin is a Russian surname, which means "cat" or cat owner", from the Russian word koshka or "cat".[1] An alternative spelling is Koshkyn, and a name with the same meaning is Kotov. The name Koshkin may refer to:
- Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Koshkin (born 1941), Russian football player
- Aleksandr Koshkyn (1959– 2012), Russian boxer
- Dmitriy Koshkin (born 1986), Kazakh skier
- Ivan Fyodorovich Koshkin (died 1427), Russian nobleman
- Mikhail Koshkin (1898–1940), Russia tank designer
- Nikita Koshkin (born 1956), Russian musician
- Zakhary Ivanovich Koshkin (died 1461), Russian nobelman
References
- ↑ Mikheev, Alexey. "What Russian Surnames Mean", Russia & India Report, Moscow, 25 May 2014. Retrieved on 7 January 2016.
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