Levchenko
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Levchenko is a surname
of Ukrainian
origin. It derives from the Christian name Levko. The surname, Levchenko, was created by adding the Ukrainian patronimic suffix, -enko, meaning someone of Levko, usually the son of Levko.
Surname
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of Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
origin. It derives from the Christian name Levko. The surname, Levchenko, was created by adding the Ukrainian patronimic suffix, -enko, meaning someone of Levko, usually the son of Levko.
Famous Levchenkos
- Yaroslav Levchenko (born 1987), russian modern painter
- Yevhen LevchenkoYevhen LevchenkoYevhen Viktorovych Levchenko also known as Evgeniy Levchenko is an Ukrainian footballer who currently plays for A-League side Adelaide United.-Club career:...
(born 1978), Ukrainian football midfielder - Anatoli LevchenkoAnatoli LevchenkoAnatoli Semyonovich Levchenko was a Soviet cosmonaut....
(1941–1988), Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent - Stanislav LevchenkoStanislav LevchenkoStanislav Alexandrovich Levchenko is a former Russian KGB major who defected to the United States in 1979. He obtained U.S...
(born 1941), former Russian KGB major who defected to the United States in 1979. - Gordey LevchenkoGordey LevchenkoGordey Ivanovich Levchenko was a Soviet naval commander and admiral from 1944.Born in Ukraine, a part of the Russian Empire, in 1897, Levchenko joined the Imperial Russian Navy in 1913 and participated in World War I...
(1897–1981), was a Soviet naval commander and admiral from 1944. - Volodymyr Levchenko (1944–2006), was a Soviet Ukrainian footballer.
- Nadezhda LevchenkoNadezhda LevchenkoNadezhda Levchenko is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin.-References:**...
(born 1960), is a Soviet sprint canoer.