Volkov

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proper noun

A surname from Russian.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper nounVolkov (plural Volkovs)

plural Volkovs · alternative Volkoff · alternative Wolkow · alternative Wolkoff

  1. A surname from Russian.
    1 more example

    Varvara Volkov, 23, was found to have posted information about the Russian military “committing violent acts aimed at destroying the civilian population” in a Telegram channel for residents of Sapronovo, a small village in the Moscow region, the court’s press service said. […] Soon after the bloggers began posting about her, Volkova had two separate administrative cases opened against her, including one for “discrediting” the Russian army, for which she was fined 31,000 rubles (€340), according to Russian independent news outlet Mediazona.

    2025 November 23, Oliver Fisk, “Russian woman given 7 years in prison for ‘spreading false information’ about military in anti-war posts”, in Novaya Gazeta Europe, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2025

Origin

  1. RussianВолков
  2. EnglishVolkov

Borrowed from Russian Волков (Volkov).

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APA

Volkov. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volkov

MLA

“Volkov.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volkov. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Volkov,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volkov.

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