Sokolov

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proper noun

A surname from Russian

OriginRussian Соколо́в →
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Meanings

proper nounSokolov (plural Sokolovs)

plural Sokolovs

  1. A surname from Russian
  2. A transliteration of the Russian surname Соколов (Sokolov).

    When Mikhail Sokolov signed up to work for the FSB security services, he never imagined his journey would end here: in a crowded refugee camp on the outskirts of a sleepy town in the rural Netherlands.

    2022 August 26, Pjotr Sauer, “‘There were hundreds of us’: Navalny ex-staffer tells of being FSB informer”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. RussianСоколо́в
  2. EnglishSokolov

Borrowed from Russian Соколо́в (Sokolóv).

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APA

Sokolov. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sokolov

MLA

“Sokolov.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sokolov. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sokolov,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sokolov.

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