Karasik or Karassik is a Slavic-language surname literally meaning "little karas", i.e., "little crucian carp". It can be a metonymic occupational surname for a fisher, or a nickname for a person with face resembling carp. It can also be a Jewish artificial ornamental surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Elissa Karasik, American screenwriter
- Igor Karassik, Russian-American engineer
- Paul Karasik, American cartoonist
- Yuli Karasik, Soviet film director
Fictional characters
- Karasik in An Israeli Love Story
- Karasik in 1958 Russian children's book Dunno in Sun City
See also
- All pages with titles containing Karasik
- All pages with titles containing Karassik
- Karas (surname)
- Karasek
- Corasick
References
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