Gaidar
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Gaidar is a name in Russian, Azerbaijani and Arabic.
- Russian surname (Russian Гайда́р), a pseudonym of Arkady Gaidar which was taken as a last name by his descendants:
- Arkady Gaidar (real name Arkady Golikov, 1904–1941), Soviet writer of children's stories.
- His son (Timur Gaidar) published two versions of the pseudonym's origin[1]:
- This an abbreviation of french "Golikov Arkady d ' Arsamas", which means "Golikov, Arkady from Arzamas".
- Arkady took the name Gaidar from a Khakas language word meaning going first, the leader.
- His son (Timur Gaidar) published two versions of the pseudonym's origin[1]:
- Timur Gaidar (1926–1999), Soviet admiral, Arkady's son
- Yegor Gaidar (1956–), former acting Prime Minister of Russia, Arkady's grandson
- Maria Gaidar (1982–), activist of the political youth movement "DA!" (Russian: "ДА!"), daughter of Yegor Gaidar
- Arkady Gaidar (real name Arkady Golikov, 1904–1941), Soviet writer of children's stories.
[edit] Given name
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| Meaning | Porbably: the leader, the one that walks ahead of others |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Gaidar |
- Azerbaijani given name (Azerbaijani Heydər, Гейдар), now more commonly transliterated as Heydar:
- Heydar Aliyev (1923–2003), President of Azerbaijan.
- Arabic name (Arabic حيدر ), another form of (حيدرة), meaning Lion in Arabic: see Haydar.
[edit] See also
- Gaidar is also the name of a commune (village) in Găgăuzia, Moldova
- Gaydar (disambiguation)
