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, meaning 'green'. Its feminine counterpart is Зеленская.
Its Ukrainian spelling is romanized Zelenskyi, Zelensky, Zelenskiy, or Zelenskyy, and originates from the toponym Zelene, meaning 'green'. Its feminine counterpart is Зеленська.
Its Lithuanian spelling is Zelenskis or Zilinskas.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksei Zelensky, Russian luger
- Andrey Zelenskiy, Russian composer and pianist
- Anne Zelensky, French feminist author and activist
- Elena Zelenskaya, Russian opera soprano
- Igor Zelensky, Russian ballet dancer
- Isaak Zelensky, Russian politician
- Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine
- Varvara Zelenskaya, Russian alpine ski racer
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine