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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.behindthename.com/names/usage/belarusian '''Behind the Name: Belarusian Given Names'''] | |||
==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. | ||
They are commonly used in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and to an extent in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia (country). | They are commonly used in Russia, '''Belarus''', Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and to an extent in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia (country). | ||
In modern | In modern Belarus, names consist of a GIVEN NAME (imia), a PATRONYMIC (otchestvo), and a SURNAME (familiia). | ||
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It is customary in | It is customary in Belarus 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''.''' | ||
Most Russian surnames end in ''-ov'' or ''-ev''. Surnames derived from given male names are common. Female forms of this type of surnames end in ''-ova'' or ''-eva''. | Most Russian surnames end in ''-ov'' or ''-ev''. Surnames derived from given male names are common. Female forms of this type of surnames end in ''-ova'' or ''-eva''. | ||