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Gogol

OriginRussian surname

About Gogol

The unlikely name of the hero of Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake, named for an author his father revered.

Pronounced GOH-gul.

Editor's take: The name Gogol is a boy's name of Russian origin.

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Famous Gogols

  • Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

    Russian novelist and short story writer

Gogol in pop culture

  • Gogol Bordello

    an punk rock band with Eastern European influences

  • Gogol (Nikhil) Ganguli

    main character of the novel "The Namesake," written by Jhumpa Lahiri

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