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The auxiliary stem may be identical to the word stem of the full name (the full name Жанна Zhanna can have the suffixes added directly to the stem Жанн- Zhann-like Жанночка Zhannochka), and most names have the auxiliary stem derived unproductively (the Russian name Михаил Mikhail has the auxiliary stem Миш- Mish ...
A Slavic name suffix is a common way of forming patronymics, family names, and pet names in the Slavic languages. Many, if not most, Slavic last names are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names and other words. Most Slavic surnames have suffixes which are found in varying degrees over the different nations.
The most common theory about the origins of Russians is the Germanic version. The name Rus ', like the Proto-Finnic name for Sweden (*roocci), [2] supposed to be descended from an Old Norse term for "the men who row" (rods-) as rowing was the main method of navigating the rivers of Eastern Europe, and that it could be linked to the Swedish coastal area of Roslagen or Roden, as it was known in ...
Orlov (Russian: Орлов; masculine) or Orlova (Орлова; feminine) is a Russian surname derived from the noun орёл "eagle". [1] It is shared by the following people: People
This name is especially common in Europe, where it is used by both females and males as a diminutive of Alexandra and Alexander, respectively. Despite its popularity in informal usage, the name is rarely recorded on birth certificates in countries such as Belarus, the Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine, as it is considered a ...
Krasnov (Russian: Краснов) is a Russian family name, derived from the word krasniy, an adjective meaning "red" (Russian: красный). Its feminine counterpart is Krasnova. It may refer to: Aleksandr Krasnov (born 1960), Russian cyclist; Aleksandr Krasnov (astronomer) (1866–1911), Russian astronomer
Pages in category "Russian-language patronymic surnames" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A Tatar personal name, being strongly influenced by Russian tradition, consists of two main elements: isem and familia (family name) and also patronymic. Given names were traditional for Volga Bulgars for centuries, while family names appeared in the end of the 19th century, when they replaced patronymics.