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Babushkin (Russian: Бабушкин; masculine) or Babushkina (Бабушкина; feminine) is a Russian surname derived from the word "бабушка", meaning "grandmother" or "elderly woman". Notable people with the surname include: Andrei Babushkin (1964–2022), Russian sociologist and human rights activist
In private, his wife addressed him as Nicki, in the German manner, rather than Коля (Kolya), which is the East Slavic short form of his name. The "short name" (Russian: краткое имя kratkoye imya), historically also "half-name" (Russian: полуимя poluimya), is the simplest and most
In East Slavic languages (Belarusian, Russian, Rusyn, and Ukrainian) the same system of name suffixes can be used to express several meanings. One of the most common is the patronymic. Instead of a secondary "middle" given name, people identify themselves with their given and family name and patronymic, a name based on their father's given name.
Russian term Literal translation Fisher Richardson Old lady, small and plump преставилась [a] departed this life pass away Old lady, tall and thin богу душу отдает gives her soul to God gave up her soul to God departed this life Ippolit Matveyevich, by the virtue of him being tall, skinny, and prominent
Variations of the name Baba Yaga are found in many Slavic languages. In Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian and Bulgarian, baba means 'grandmother' or 'old woman'. In contemporary Polish and Russian, baba / баба is also a pejorative synonym for 'woman', in particular one who is old, dirty, or foolish. As with other kinship terms in Slavic ...
Russian-language patronymic surnames (15 P) Pages in category "Russian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,340 total.
Nonna is the Italian word for grandmother and a Russian feminine name. It may refer to: ... Nonna of Nazianzus (died 370s), Catholic and Orthodox saint; Nonna Bella ...
A matronymic is a personal name or a parental name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. Around the world, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronymic surnames. In some cultures in the past, matronymic last names were often given to children of ...