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During the campaign about 200.000 of Estonian citizens chose a new surname to replace their original family name. A smaller part of the people also Estonianized their first name(s) at the same time. The Estonianization of names stopped almost completely after the Soviet Union invaded and occupied Estonia in 1940.
Estonian feminine given names (169 P) M. Estonian masculine given names (256 P) This page was last edited on 5 March 2023, at 08:19 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Pages in category "Estonian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 391 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 lower page includes the lines: Фамилия ("Family name"), Имя ("Name") and Отчество ("Patronymic"). Eastern Slavic naming customs are the traditional way of identifying a person's family name, given name, and patronymic name in East Slavic cultures in Russia and some countries formerly part of the Russian Empire and the ...
Pages in category "Estonian masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 256 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The name of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, is thought to be derived from the Estonian taani linn, meaning 'Danish town' (see Flag of Denmark for details). Parts of Estonia were under Danish rule again in the 16th–17th centuries, before being transferred to Sweden in 1645. Estonia was part of the Swedish Empire from 1561 until 1721. The ...
Pages in category "Estonian feminine given names" The following 169 pages are in this category, out of 169 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.