Kowalchuk
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Kowalchuk or Kovalchuk is a common Slavic surname. The Kowalchuk name extends back to before 1500 AD in the Kievan Rus Empire.
Kowal (or more correctly Ковал, Koval), literally translates as “forge”, and was commonly used to describe a blacksmith. he suffix “chuk” (or chuck or czyk) denoted either the son of, or an apprentice to the blacksmith.
[edit] People
- Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian professional ice hockey player
- Irina Kovalchuk, Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast from the Deriugins School.
[edit] See also
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