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Pages in category "Russian-language patronymic surnames" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In Russian, some common suffixes are -ов (-ov), -ев (-yev), meaning "belonging to" or "of the clan of/descendant of", e.g. Petrov = of the clan of/descendant of Petr (Peter), usually used for patronymic surnames—or -ский (-sky), an adjectival form, meaning "associated with" and usually used for toponymic surnames.
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.
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Russian-language patronymic surnames (16 P) Pages in category "Russian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,357 total.
Ilich, Ilyich, or Ilitch (Russian: Ильич) is a common Russian patronymic meaning "son of Ilya". In some Hispanic countries it is also used as a given name, honoring Vladimir Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov). Ilich or Ilitch (Macedonian or Russian: Илич, Serbian: Илић) is also a separate non-Russian Slavic surname.
Only the noble people were addressed to by applying the patronymic form, and only the noble ones were using surnames – usually, boyars who were named after their udel. In the late 1700s, the ordinary people were given some artificial surnames that reflected the place of their birth, their profession, appearance, social status etc.
The evolution of Russian given names dates back to the pre-Christian era, though the list of common names changed drastically after the adoption of Christianity. In medieval Russia two types of names were in use: canonical names given at baptism (calendar or Christian names, usually modified) and non-canonical. The 14th century was marked by ...