Slonimsky is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname popular among people of Belarusian, Polish and Russian people of Jewish origin. Originated from Polish Słonimski (feminine: Słonimska, plural: Słonimscy), derived from the adjectival form for the city of Słonim.
Notable persons with this surname include the following: Antoni Słonimski: Polish poet Piotr Słonimski: Polish-French geneticist Hayyim Selig Slonimski: Hebrew publisher, astronomer, inventor, and science author (known as Zinovy Slonimsky in Russia) Henry Slonimsky: Belarusian-American professor Janina Konarska-Słonimska: Polish artist Ludvig Slonimsky: Russian economist, journalist and editor, son of Hayyim Selig (Zinovy) Slonimski Mikhail Slonimsky: Soviet writer; younger brother of Nicolas Slonimsky Nicolas Slonimsky: Russian-American musicologist and music critic Sergei Slonimsky: Russian composer, son of Mikhail Slonimsky A surname with a similar meaning is Slonim: Anthony Slonim: American author, physician and healthcare executive Mark Slonim: Russian politician, literary critic, scholar and translator Reuben Slonim: Canadian rabbi and journalist Vered Slonim-Nevo: professor of social work at the Spitzer Department of Social Work in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Menucha Rochel Slonim: rebbetzin Véra Nabokov (née Slonim): wife, editor, and translator of Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov
See also Slonim (Hasidic dynasty) Slonimsky's Earbox