Kovalchuk (Ukrainian and Russian: Ковальчук), Kavalchuk (Belarusian: Кавальчук), Kowalczuk (Polish), Covalciuc (Moldovan/Romanian), also transliterated as Kowalchuk (in the North American diaspora), is a common East Slavic surname (one of the most popular in Ukraine).[1] The Kovalchuk name extends back to before 1500 AD in Kievan Rus.[citation needed]
Koval (Коваль) literally translates as forge or blacksmith. The suffix -chuk denoted either a son of, or an apprentice to a blacksmith. It is somewhat similar in commonality to English surname Smith. It is also cognate with very popular Polish surnames Kowalczyk and Kowalski.
In East Slavic languages, the correct pronunciation is ko-vahl-CHOOK. Among Ukrainian Canadians, the pronunciation ko-WAL-chuk is more common.[citation needed]
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fine choice in the 2001 Draft with first overall pick Ilya Kovalchuk. Both Heatley and Kovalchuk played their first season in the NHL in 2001–02; both were...
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Major-General Andrii Trokhymovych Kovalchuk (Ukrainian: Андрій Трохимович Ковальчук; born 28 April 1974) is a Ukrainian military officer. He graduated...
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Ekaterina Kovalchuk (born 20 December 1990) is a Belarusian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belarusian Premier League club FC Minsk and the Belarus...
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Kovalchuk (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Ковальчук; born February 5, 1974) is a Ukrainian public figure and politician....
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Tatiana Kovalchuk (born 24 July 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. Kovalchuk was 16 years of age when she began playing Fed Cup...
Olga Kovalchuk is a Ukrainian Paralympic sport shooter. She represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and...
Yurii Kovalchuk (Ukrainian: Юрій Олександрович Ковальчук; May 15, 1998, Kovel, Volyn region — May 23, 2022, near the village of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region)...
Vsevolod Vladyslavovych Kovalchuk (born October 7, 1978, Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian businessman who served as the head of PJSC...
2006–07. Ilya Kovalchuk is the franchise leader in goals scored (328), assists (287), points (615) and games (594). Early in 2009, Kovalchuk was named the...
footballer. Kovalchuk made his debut in the Russian Premier League for FC Tom Tomsk on 19 July 2009 in a game against FC Khimki. In February 2017, Kovalchuk signed...
Oleksii Kovalchuk (born 18 September 1989) is a professional poker player from Ukraine who won the 2011 World Series of Poker $2,500 No Limit Hold'em...
Viktoria Kovalchuk (26 January 1954 – 4 April 2021) was a Ukrainian graphic artist, illustrator, designer, and writer. Born in 1954 in Kovel, Volyn region...
Petro Kovalchuk (Ukrainian: Петро Ярославович Ковальчук; born 28 May 1984) is a Ukrainian former professional football defender. In July 2007, Kovalchuk joined...
Vasyl Kovalchuk (born April 18, 1973) is a Ukrainian sports-shooter. He won gold medals at both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics in the mixed 10 metre...
Andrey Nikolayevich Kovalchuk (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Ковальчук; b. 7 September 1959 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian sculptor. He holds the...
Sergey Petrovich Kovalchuk (Belarusian: Сяргей Пятровіч Кавальчук; born 16 December 1973) is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player...
Expansion Era. Four players – Kovalchuk, Elias, Clarkson and newly named captain Zach Parise – scored 30 or more goals, with Kovalchuk and Elias also finishing...
matches and defeating Canada in the final 2–1.[citation needed] Ilya Kovalchuk was named the best forward and the most valuable player of the tournament...
include Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, Nikita Gusev, Sergei Shirokov and Viktor Tikhonov. During the NHL lockout, stars Ilya Kovalchuk, Sergei Bobrovsky and...
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