Shcherba, Ščerba, Scherbo, or Szczerba is a Slavic-language surname. It has the same form for both genders in most languages, except Czech and Slovak. The word means "gap", "dent", or "nick" in some languages such as Polish.[1] In Ukraine, it is also a term for certain kinds of soup.[2] Related surnames include Shcherbak, Shcherbakov, and Shcherban.

Language Masculine Feminine
Belarusian Шчэрба: Shcherba, Łacinka: Ščerba
Czech, Slovak Ščerba Ščerbová
Polish Szczerba (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʂt͡ʂɛrba]), Szczyrba
Russian Щербо: Shcherbo or Scherbo (scholarly: Ščerbo)
Щерба: Shcherba, Scherba, Ščerba)
Ukrainian Щерба: Shcherba (scholarly: Ščerba)

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Shcherba

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Ščerba, Ščerbová

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Szczerba

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References

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  1. ^ "Szczerba". Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press. 2013.
  2. ^ ЩЕРБА in: Словник української мови. Академічний тлумачний словник (1970—1980) (Ukrainian Etymological Dictionary)