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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.  |