English Explanatory Dictionary

Pugach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Yiddish, Ukrainian, Russian, meaning “owl”, variant of Pugacz, equivalent to Ukrainian Пугач (Puhač) or Hebrew פוגץ or פוגטש.
  2. Burton N. Pugach (1927–2020), disbarred American lawyer
  3. Linda Eleanor Pugach (née Riss, 1937–2013), hired-blinding victim and, later, wife of Burton N. Pugach
  4. Leon Pugach (born 1972), Israeli male badminton player
  5. Alina Pugach (born 1993), Israeli female badminton player
  6. Yuval Pugach (born 2001), Israeli female badminton player

Word forms

Pugach Pugaches

Etymology

From Ukrainian or Russian Пугач (Pugač), or from Polish Puchacz; Literally, “owl”.

Translations

Arabic: پوجاتش Azerbaijani: Puqaç Chinese Mandarin: 普加奇 Hebrew: פוגץ
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