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Pages in category "Russian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,353 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. ... Russian-language surnames (1 C, 2,323 P) S. Surnames of Caucasian origin (3 ...
Some surnames in those languages have been russified since the 19th century: the surname of Kazakh former president Nursultan Nazarbayev has a Russian "-yev" suffix, which literally means "of Nazar-bay" (in which "bay" is a Turkic native noble rank: compare Turkish "bey", Uzbek "boy" "bek", and Kyrghyz "bek"). The frequency of such ...
Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...
Printable version; In other projects ... Surnames of Russian origin (4 C, 51 P) S. ... Pages in category "Surnames of Slavic origin"
This has been adopted by many non-Slavic peoples of Central Asia and the Caucasus who are or have been under Russian rule, such as the Tatars, Chechens, Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Tajiks, Azerbaijanis, Turkmens, etc. Note that -ev (Russian unstressed and non-Russian) and -yov (Russian stressed) are the soft form of -ov, found after palatalized ...
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help. Pages in category "Russian-Jewish surnames" The following 23 pages are in ...
Surnames and names of foreign origin should basically follow Romanization rules for their respective languages. Adding Russian version is advised if doesn't follow standard practices for Romanizing or the person specifically chose to adopt a similar Russian surnname and/or name and patronymic combination (a practice common in XVI-XX centuries).