Meanings
Origin
Transliteration of Russian Горбачёв (Gorbačóv), usually written Горбаче́в (Gorbačév) (see note about Russian letter ё (jo)), from горба́ч (gorbáč, “hunchback”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Gorbatsjof
- GorbatsjofRussian surname
Arabic غُورْبَاتْشُوف
- غُورْبَاتْشُوف (ḡūrbātšūf)Russian surname
Bengali গর্বাচেভ
- গর্বাচেভ (gorbacebh)Russian surname
Bulgarian Горбачо́в
- Горбачо́в (Gorbačóv)Russian surname
Catalan Gorbatxov
- GorbatxovRussian surname
Chinese Mandarin 戈爾巴喬夫 /戈尔巴乔夫
- 戈爾巴喬夫 /戈尔巴乔夫 (Gē'ěrbāqiáofū)Russian surname
Czech Gorbačov
- GorbačovRussian surname
Danish Gorbatjov
- GorbatjovRussian surname
Dutch Gorbatsjov
- GorbatsjovRussian surname
Esperanto Gorbaĉov
- GorbaĉovRussian surname
Estonian Gorbatšov
- GorbatšovRussian surname
Finnish Gorbatšov, Gorbatshov
- GorbatšovRussian surname
- GorbatshovRussian surname
French Gorbatchev
- GorbatchevRussian surname
German Gorbatschow
- GorbatschowRussian surname
Greek Γκορμπατσόφ
- Γκορμπατσόφ (Gkormpatsóf)Russian surname
Hebrew גורבצ׳וב
- גורבצ׳ובRussian surname
Hindi गोर्बाचोफ़, गोर्बाचोफ
- गोर्बाचोफ़ (gorbācof)Russian surname
- गोर्बाचोफ (gorbācoph)Russian surname
- गोर्बाचोव (gorbācov)Russian surname
Hungarian Gorbacsov
- GorbacsovRussian surname
Icelandic Gorbatsjev
- GorbatsjevRussian surname
Indonesian Gorbachyov, Gorbachev
- GorbachyovRussian surname
- GorbachevRussian surname
Irish Gorbaitseov
- GorbaitseovRussian surname
Italian Gorbaciov
- GorbaciovRussian surname
Japanese ゴルバチョフ
- ゴルバチョフ (Gorubachofu)Russian surname
Korean 고르바쵸프
- 고르바쵸프 (Goreubachopeu)Russian surname
Latvian Gorbačovs
- GorbačovsRussian surname
Lithuanian Gorbačiovas
- GorbačiovasRussian surname
Norwegian Bokmål Gorbatsjov
- GorbatsjovRussian surname
Persian گورباچف
- گورباچف (gôrbâčof)Russian surname
Polish Gorbaczow
- GorbaczowRussian surname
Portuguese Gorbachev, Gorbatchev
- GorbachevRussian surname
- GorbatchevRussian surname
- GorbachovRussian surname
- GorbatchovRussian surname
Punjabi ਗੋਰਬਾਚੇਵ
- ਗੋਰਬਾਚੇਵ (gorbācev)Russian surname
Romanian Gorbaciov
- GorbaciovRussian surname
Russian Горбачёв
- Горбачёв (Gorbačóv)Russian surname
Slovak Gorbačov
- GorbačovRussian surname
Spanish Gorbachov
- GorbachovRussian surname
Swedish Gorbatjov
- GorbatjovRussian surname
Tagalog Gorbačëv
- GorbačëvRussian surname
Tamil கொர்பச்சோவ்
- கொர்பச்சோவ் (korpaccōv)Russian surname
Thai กอร์บาชอฟ
- กอร์บาชอฟ (gor-baa-chôf)Russian surname
Turkish Gorbaçov
- GorbaçovRussian surname
Ukrainian Горбачо́в
- Горбачо́в (Horbačóv)Russian surname
Cite this entry
APA
Gorbachev. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gorbachev
MLA
“Gorbachev.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gorbachev. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gorbachev,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gorbachev.
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