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| '''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | | '''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' |
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| ==Online Tools== | | ==Online Tools== |
| *[https://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/ '''A Dictionary of Period Russian Names'''] | | *[https://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/ '''A Dictionary of Period Russian Names'''] |
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| *[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/russian '''Behind the Name: Russian Surnames'''] | | *[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/russian '''Behind the Name: Russian Surnames'''] |
| *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/russian '''Behind the Name: Russian Given Names'''] | | *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/russian '''Behind the Name: Russian Given Names'''] |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname '''FamilySearch's surname experience'''] - enter your last name to find its meaning and origin | | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin |
| ==Surnames== | | ==Surnames== |
| '''Eastern Slavic naming customs''' are the traditional way of identifying a person's given name and patronymic name in countries formerly part of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union. | | '''Eastern Slavic naming customs''' are the traditional way of identifying a person's given name and patronymic name in countries formerly part of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union. |