1) Russian surname 
Abalkin (Аба́лкин; masculine) or Abalkina (Аба́лкина; feminine) is a Russian last name. It derives from the Pskov regional dialectal word `аба́лка` (abalka) or `оба́лка` (obalka), meaning a bale, a bundle, or, by analogy, a swaddled child. == ===Sources=== ...