Shcherba, Ščerba, Scherbo, or Szczerba is a Slavic-language surname. It has the same form for both genders in most languages, except Czech and Slovak. The word means "gap", "dent", or "nick" in some languages such as Polish. [1] In Ukraine, it is also a term for certain kinds of soup. [2] Related surnames include Shcherbak, Shcherbakov, and Shcherban.
Language | Masculine | Feminine |
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Belarusian | Шчэрба: Shcherba, Łacinka: Ščerba | |
Czech, Slovak | Ščerba | Ščerbová |
Polish | Szczerba (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʂt͡ʂɛrba]), Szczyrba | |
Russian | Щербо: Shcherbo or Scherbo (
scholarly: Ščerbo) Щерба: Shcherba, Scherba, Ščerba) | |
Ukrainian | Щерба: Shcherba ( scholarly: Ščerba) |