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Eastern Slavic parents select a given name for a newborn child. Most first names in East Slavic languages originate from two sources: | Eastern Slavic parents select a given name for a newborn child. Most first names in East Slavic languages originate from two sources: | ||
*Eastern Orthodox Church tradition | *Eastern Orthodox Church tradition | ||
*native pre-Christian Slavic lexicons< | *native pre-Christian Slavic lexicons<br> | ||
Almost all first names are single. Doubled first names (as in, for example, French, like Jean-Luc) are very rare and from foreign influence. Most doubled first names are written with a hyphen: Mariya-Tereza. | Almost all first names are single. Doubled first names (as in, for example, French, like Jean-Luc) are very rare and from foreign influence. Most doubled first names are written with a hyphen: Mariya-Tereza. | ||