Belkin (surname)

Belkin (Russian: Белкин), or Belkina (feminine; Белкина), Hebrew: בלקין is a common Russian and Jewish surname, which is derived from the Russian word belka meaning squirrel (in case of the Russian surname) and the Jewish given name Beylke (in case of the Jewish surname). It may refer to:

• Arnold Belkin, a Mexican painter
• Boris Belkin, a Russian born violin virtuoso
• Ivan Petrovich Belkin, a fictional character in Aleksandr Pushkin's The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin
• Mike Belkin, a Canadian tennis player
• Nicholas J. Belkin, a professor at School of Communication at Rutgers University
• Samuel Belkin, a president of the Yeshiva University
• Steve Belkin, businessman and owner of Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Hawks

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