"Kutuzov" suna ne da ya dace kuma sunan wani kwamandan sojan Rasha, Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov (1745-1813), wanda aka fi sani da jagorancinsa a lokacin da Faransa ta mamaye Rasha a 1812. A matsayin madaidaicin suna, " Kutuzov" ba shi da ma'anar ƙamus fiye da zama suna.
