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  2. Eastern Slavic naming customs - Wikipedia

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    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

  3. Moksha name - Wikipedia

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    In modern practice he is called Russian name Iosif Cherapkin, where Iosif is the Russian form of the formal Joseph and Cherapkin is possessive form from Moksha name Cherapa. The Russian feminine version is usually the genitive of the family name of the woman's father or husband; so, for example, Mr. Shukshin and Mrs. Shukshina. [6]

  4. Category:Slavic-language female forms of surnames - Wikipedia

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    It should only contain pages that are Slavic-language female forms of surnames or lists of Slavic-language female forms of surnames, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Slavic-language female forms of surnames in general should be placed in relevant topic categories.

  5. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    Combined names come from old traditional families and are considered one last name, but are rare. Although Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country, it is also composed of other varied European influences, such as Italian, French, Russian, German, etc. Children typically use their fathers' last names only.

  6. Maiden and married names - Wikipedia

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    The practice remains popular in the 21st century. According to a Pew Research Center survey published in September 2023, nearly 4 out of every 5 women in heterosexual marriages in the United States changed their last names to those of their husbands. On the other hand, 92% of all men in these marriages kept their last names. [41]

  7. Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries - Wikipedia

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    Common surname of Hindu women 2 कुमार Kumar: Prince Common surname of Hindu men 3 सिंह Singh: Lion Common surname of Hindu Kshatriyas and Sikhs: 4 शर्मा Sharma: Joyfulness, comfort, happiness Common surname of Hindu Brahmins: 5 अली Ali: Name of a companion of Muhammad: Common surname of Muslims: 6 यादव ...

  8. Indians in Russia - Wikipedia

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    The Hindustani Samaj is the oldest Indian organization to be set up in Russia, in 1957. [1] The Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Center was opened in 1989 for propagating Indian culture in Russia. Its idea was conceived after the great success of the Festival of India, held in 1988 in the USSR. [3]

  9. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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    For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).