Name «Plastun»

In the Ukrainian personal name "Plastun," this designation appears in Ukrainian documentation when it is already used as a surname in official documents. For example, in the registers of the Zaporizhian Army from 1649, cossacks named Stepan Plastun from the Bila Tserkva regiment and Stekha Plastun from the Korsun regiment are recorded under the name "Plastun." The meaning of the word "plahun" likely derives from the concept of "cossack-scout." The surname "Plastun" is still in use today.