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==Online Tools==
==Online Tools==
'''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.


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==Surnames==
==Surnames==
It is customary in Russia to use patronymics as middle names. Patronymics are derived from the father's given name and '''end with ''-ovich'' or ''-evich''. The female patronymics end in ''-ovna'' or ''-evna''.'''  
It is customary in Russia to use patronymics as middle names. Patronymics are derived from the father's given name and '''end with ''-ovich'' or ''-evich''. The female patronymics end in ''-ovna'' or ''-evna''.'''  
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