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Russian: Гне́син, Ukrainian: Гнесін, Hebrew: גנסין
Origin
LanguagesSlavic, Russian
MeaningAgnes
Region of originRussia

Gnesin or Gnessin (Russian: Гнесин) is a Jewish Russian surname. People with this surname include:

  • Fabian Osipovich Gnesin (1837–1891), an official rabbi of Rostov-on-Don and father of a prominent Jewish Russian family of musicians and philanthropists.
    • Sisters Gnesin:
      • Yevgeniya Savina-Gnesina (1870–1940)
      • Elena Gnesina (1874–1967)[1]
      • Maria Gnesina (1876–1918)
      • Yelizaveta Gnesina-Vitáček (1876–1953)
      • Olga Alexandrova-Gnesina (1881–1963)
    • Mikhail Gnesin (1883–1957), Jewish Russian composer
    • Grigory Gnesin (1884–1938), singer and stage actor
  • Gnesin State Musical College, Moscow
  • Uri Nissan Gnessin (1879–1913), Jewish Russian writer, a pioneer in modern Hebrew literature
  • Menahem Gnessin (1882–1951), Jewish Russian stage actor, younger brother of Uri Nissan Gnessin

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