gogol

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Gogol^¹

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From Russian Го́голь (Gógolʹ) and Ukrainian Го́голь (Hóholʹ). The surname is from Ukrainian го́голь (hóholʹ, “common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula”) < Proto-Slavic *gogolь.

Compare Russian го́голь (gógolʹ), Belarusian го́галь (hóhalʹ), Old East Slavic гоголь (gogolĭ), Polish gogol.

proper noun

A Russian and Ukrainian surname.

gogol^²

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misspelling Misspelling of googol

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name Gogol

Español	Gógol
한국어	고골
日本語	ゴーゴリ Gōgori
中文	果戈理 Guǒgēlǐ
हिन्दी	गोगोल gogol
Português	Gogol
Ελληνικά	Γκόγκολ Gkógkol
Русский	Го́голь Gógolʹ
العربية	غُوغُول ḡūḡul, جُوجُول gūgul
עברית	גוגול

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@misc{gogol_2026,
  title = {gogol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gogol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}