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Belkin (surname)

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Belkin (Russian: Белкин), or Belkina (feminine; Белкина), Hebrew: בלקין is a surname of Russian or Jewish origin, which is derived from the Russian word belka, meaning squirrel (in case of the Russian surname) and the Jewish given name Beylke (diminutive from Beyle, in case of the Jewish surname). Notable people with the surname include:

Fictional characters

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  • Ivan Petrovich Belkin, the namesake of The Belkin Tales by Russian poet and writer Alexander Pushkin