The Turchaninov family (Russian: Турчанинов, sometimes transliterated as Turchin) was a name of the several noble families in the Russian Empire Turkish original. The name Turchaninov might have originated from the archaic word turchanin (Russian: турчанин), meaning "Turk".[1] That was the traditional name that was given to the Turkish prisoners captured during numerous Russo-Turkish wars.[2]
- ^ Grushko, Yelena; Medvedev, Yury (2000). Enciklopedija russkikh familij Энциклопедия русских фамилий [Encyclopedia of Russian surnames] (in Russian). Eksmo. p. 409. ISBN 9785040047529.
- ^ http://значение-имен.рф/происхождение-фамилии/турчанинов [dead link]