Zelensky (surname)

Zelensky is a Slavic masculine surname.

Its Russian spelling Зеленский is romanized Zelenski, Zelenskii, Zelenskiy, or Zelensky, and originates from the toponym Zelyonoe (Зелёное), meaning 'green'.^[1] Its feminine counterpart is Зеленская (Zelenskaya or Zelenskaia).

Its Ukrainian spelling Зеленський is romanized Zelenskyi, Zelensky, Zelenskiy, or Zelenskyy, and originates from the toponym Zelene (Зелене), meaning 'green'.^[1] Its feminine counterpart is Зеленська (Zelenska).

Its Lithuanian spelling is Zelenskis or Zilinskas.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Aleksei Zelensky (born 1971), Russian luger
• Andrey Zelenskiy (born 1963), Russian composer and pianist
• Anne Zelensky (born 1935), French feminist author and activist
• Elena Zelenskaya (born 1961), Russian opera soprano
• Igor Zelensky (born 1969), Russian ballet dancer
• Isaak Zelensky (1890–1938), Russian politician
• Olena Zelenska (born 1978), First Lady of Ukraine
• Varvara Zelenskaya (born 1972), Russian alpine ski racer
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy (born 1978), President of Ukraine