Shcherba

Shcherba, Ščerba, Scherbo, or Szczerba is a Slavic-language surname. It has the same form for both genders in most languages, except Czech and Slovak. The word means "gap", "dent", or "nick" in some languages such as Polish. In Ukraine, it is also a term for certain kinds of soup. Related surnames include Shcherbak, Shcherbakov, and Shcherban.

People

Shcherba

• Hanna Shcherba, (born 1982), Belarusian-French swimmer
• Lev Shcherba (1880–1944), Belarusian-Russian linguist
• Mariya Shcherba (born 1985), Belarusian swimmer
• Uladzimir Shcherba (born 1986), Belarusian footballer

Ščerba, Ščerbová

• Denisa Ščerbová (born 1986), Czech athlete
• (1917–2000), Czechoslovak pilot in World War II
• Matěj Ščerba (born 1998), Czech pole vaulter

Szczerba

• Andrew Szczerba (born 1988), American football tight end
• Kazimierz Szczerba (born 1954), Polish amateur boxer
• Michał Szczerba (born 1977) Polish politician
• Tomasz Szczerba (born 2004), Canadian ice hockey player

Other spellings

• Vitaly Scherbo (born 1972), Belarusian gymnast

See also

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