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.ЩЕРБА in: Словник української мови. Академічний тлумачний словник (1970—1980) (Ukrainian Etymological Dictionary) Related surnames include Shcherbak, Shcherbakov, and Shcherban.
Language Masculine Feminine Belarusian : Shcherba, Łacinka: Ščerba Czech, Slovak Ščerba Ščerbová Polish Szczerba (Polish pronunciation: ), Szczyrba Russian : Shcherbo or Scherbo (scholarly: Ščerbo) : Shcherba, Scherba, Ščerba) Ukrainian : Shcherba (scholarly: Ščerba)
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
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