Gaidar (surname)
Gaidar (Russian: Гайда́р) is a Russian surname. It was originally a pen name of Russian writer Arkady Gaidar (1904-1941) and was taken as their last name by his descendants. His son, Timur Gaidar, published two versions of the pseudonym's origin:[1]
- Arkady took the name Gaidar from a Khakas-language word meaning going first, the leader.
- The name represents an abbreviation of French "Golikov Arkadi d 'Arzamas", which means "Golikov, Arkadi from Arzamas".
The surname may also refer to:
- Timur Gaidar (1926–1999), Soviet admiral, Arkady's son
- Yegor Gaidar (1956–2009), former acting Prime Minister of Russia, Timur's son
- Maria Gaidar (born 1982), Russian activist, daughter of Yegor Gaidar
See also[edit]
- Heydar, an Iranian given name, sometimes transliterated as Gaidar
- Golikov, Arkady Gaidar's original surname
References[edit]
- ^ Тимур Гайдар. Голиков Аркадий из Арзамаса: Уже после его гибели стали возникать догадки. Автором версии, получившей широкое распространение, стал писатель Борис Емельянов. От него и пошло: "По-монгольски "гайдар" - всадник, скачущий впереди". [...] Есть в ней, по-видимому, какая-то доля истины. Ну хотя бы то, что Аркадий Голиков действительно бывал в Башкирии, потом в Хакасии, а имена Гайдар, Гейдар, Хайдар на Востоке распространены. [...] Тогда и придуман, найден литературный псевдоним: "Г" - первая буква фамилии Голиков; "АЙ" - первая и последняя буквы имени; "Д" - по-французски - "из"; "АР" - первые буквы названия родного города. [...] Г-АЙ-Д-АР: Голиков Аркадий из Арзамаса.
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