Gogol

Russian surname

Gogol Origin and Meaning

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

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

Famous People Named Gogol

  • 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