Gnesin, or Gnessin (Russian: Гнесин) is a Jewish Russian surname. People with this surname include:
Origin | |
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Language(s) | Slavic, Russian |
Meaning | Agnes |
Region of origin | Russia |
- Fabian Osipovich Gnesin (1837–1891), an official rabbi of Rostov-on-Don and father of a prominent Jewish Russian family of musicians and philanthropists.
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- 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