Meanings
proper noun
- Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut and first man in space.
Khrushchev’s answer came 60 years ago, on April 12, 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth aboard a spacecraft called Vostok 1.
2021 April 12, Gregory McNamee, “This Soviet cosmonaut was the first human in orbit — fueling the space race”, in CNN
Origin
Transliteration of Russian Гага́рин (Gagárin).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جَاجَارِين, غَاغَارِين
- جَاجَارِين (gāgārīn)Russian surname
- غَاغَارِين (ḡāḡārīn)Russian surname
Bulgarian Гага́рин
- Гага́рин (Gagárin)Russian surname
Chinese Cantonese 加加林
- 加加林 (gaa¹ gaa¹ lam⁴)Russian surname
Chinese Mandarin 加加林
- 加加林 (Jiājiālín)Russian surname
French Gagarine
- GagarineRussian surname
Greek Γκαγκάριν
- Γκαγκάριν (Gkagkárin)Russian surname
Hebrew גגארין
- גגארין (gagárin)Russian surname
Hindi गगारिन
- गगारिन (gagārin)Russian surname
Hungarian Gagarin
- GagarinRussian surname
Japanese ガガーリン
- ガガーリン (Gagārin)Russian surname
Korean 가가린
- 가가린Russian surname
Latvian Gagarins
- GagarinsRussian surname
Lithuanian Gagarinas
- GagarinasRussian surname
Persian گاگارین
- گاگارین (gâgârin)Russian surname
Russian Гага́рин
- Гага́рин (Gagárin)Russian surname
Ukrainian Гага́рін, Ґаґа́рін
- Гага́рін (Hahárin)Russian surname
- Ґаґа́рін (Gagárin)Russian surname
Cite this entry
APA
Gagarin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gagarin
MLA
“Gagarin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gagarin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gagarin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gagarin.
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