Etymology

Pugach

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Today it means: A surname from Yiddish, Ukrainian, Russian, meaning “owl”, variant of Pugacz, equivalent to Ukrainian Пугач (Puhač) or Hebrew פוגץ or פוגטש. Full definition →

Russian Пугач ← Polish Puchacz
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  1. Polish · derived fromPuchacz
  2. Russian · derived fromПугач
  3. English todayPugach

From Ukrainian or Russian Пугач (Pugač), or from Polish Puchacz; Literally, “owl”.

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