Shostak

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginUkrainian Шостак ← Belarusian Шостак ← Polish Szostak →
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Meanings

proper nounShostak (plural Shostaks)

plural Shostaks · alternative Schostak · alternative Sostak · alternative Szostak

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*šestъ“sixth”
  2. SlovakŠosták
  3. PolishSzostak
  4. Belarusianшосты“sixth”
  5. Ukrainianшостий“sixth”
  6. BelarusianШостак
  7. UkrainianШостак
  8. EnglishShostak

From Ukrainian Шостак (Šostak) and Belarusian Шостак (Šóstak), from Ukrainian шостий (šostyj, “sixth”) and Belarusian шосты (šósty, “sixth”). Less commonly, a respelling of Polish Szostak, Szóstak, and Slovak Šosták. Ultimately, from a derivative of Proto-Slavic *šestъ (“sixth”).

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APA

Shostak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shostak

MLA

“Shostak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shostak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shostak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shostak.

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