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

The name 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