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By Sophie Kihm · Jul 2026

Gorky

OriginRussian place-name and surname
GenderBoy
NB Rank#14309

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  • Maxim Gorky (born Alexei Maximovich Peshkov)

    Russian writer

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    Armenian,American painter

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  • Gorky Park

    Moscow, named for Maxim Gorky

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