Desnitsky (), feminine: Desnitskaya is a Russian surname originated in clergy, derived from the biblical expression "стоящий одесную Бога" (<the one> "standing on the right side of God", i.e., God the Son).Boris Unbegaun, Русские фамилии, pp. 169–180 Notable people with the surname include:
Agniya Desnitskaya (1912–1992), Soviet linguist Ivan Desny, born Ivan Desnitcky (1922–2002), French actor of Russian Chinese origin (1761–1821), Russian Orthodox bishop Semyon Desnitsky (1740–1789), Russian legal scholar (born 1941), Soviet and Russian film and stage actor Yekaterina Desnitskaya (1886–1960), Russian Empire-born nurse who became a princess as wife of the Siamese prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath
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