Botvinnik

Botvinnik Meaning & Origin

About Botvinnik
The surname Botvinnik is of Russian origin and is derived from the word "botva," which means "stalks" or "stems" in Russian. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it is derived from the given name of an ancestor. The name Botvinnik is associated with the world-renowned chess player Mikhail Botvinnik, who was the World Chess Champion from 1948 to 1963.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Botvinnik is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Botvinnik: 108
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 151,532
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Botvinnik based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PTFNK
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B0310502
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AH0 T V IH1 N IH0 K
🌐 IPA
/botvinnik*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PTFNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B315

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Botvinnik in Braille

Here's how to represent Botvinnik in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Botvinnik in braille

How to sign the name Botvinnik using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Botvinnik using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Botvinnik in sign language

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