Russian: Гне́син, Ukrainian: Гнесін, Hebrew: גנסין
Origin
Language(s)Slavic, Russian
MeaningAgnes
Region of originRussia

Gnesin, or Gnessin (Russian: Гнесин) is a Jewish Russian surname:

  • 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

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