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==Given Names== | ==Given Names== | ||
*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. | ||
* | *Given names are '''provided at birth or selected during a name change'''. | ||
*'''Orthodox Christian names''' constitute a fair proportion of | *'''Orthodox Christian names''' constitute a fair proportion of given names, but there are many exceptions including '''pre-Christian Slavic names, Communist names, and names taken from ethnic minorities in Russia'''. Given names form a distinct area of the Russian language with some unique features. | ||
*The evolution of | *The evolution of given names dates back to the pre-Christian era, though the list of common names changed drastically after the adoption of Christianity. In medieval Russia two types of names were in use: '''canonical names given at baptism (calendar or Christian names, usually modified) and non-canonical'''. | ||
*The 14th century was marked by the elimination of non-canonical names, that ended by the 18th century. | *The 14th century was marked by the elimination of non-canonical names, that ended by the 18th century. | ||
*In the 20th century after the October Revolution the whole idea of a name changed. It was a completely new era in the history of | *In the 20th century after the October Revolution the whole idea of a name changed. It was a completely new era in the history of names, marked by significant changes in common names. | ||
*The names of popular saints are known as '''"calendar names"''' from their occurrence in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar. '''A common custom is to name the baby for the saint who is the patron over their birthday'''. Such names include Ivan (Иван, "John"), Andrei (Андрей, "Andrew"), Yakov (Яков, "Jacob"), Yuri (Юрий, "George"), Tatyana (Татьяна, "Tatiana"), Maria (Мария, "Mary"), Avdotia (Авдотья, "Eudocia"), Elizaveta (Елизавета, "Elizabeth"). The group of calendar names includes traditional names that used to be listed in orthodox menologia prior to the October Revolution and in popular calendars of the Soviet era that had been printed since the second half of the 19th century. 95% of the Russian-speaking population in the Soviet Union in the 1980s had calendar names. | *The names of popular saints are known as '''"calendar names"''' from their occurrence in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar. '''A common custom is to name the baby for the saint who is the patron over their birthday'''. Such names include Ivan (Иван, "John"), Andrei (Андрей, "Andrew"), Yakov (Яков, "Jacob"), Yuri (Юрий, "George"), Tatyana (Татьяна, "Tatiana"), Maria (Мария, "Mary"), Avdotia (Авдотья, "Eudocia"), Elizaveta (Елизавета, "Elizabeth"). The group of calendar names includes traditional names that used to be listed in orthodox menologia prior to the October Revolution and in popular calendars of the Soviet era that had been printed since the second half of the 19th century. 95% of the Russian-speaking population in the Soviet Union in the 1980s had calendar names. | ||
*'''Ancient Slavic names''' include Stanislav (Станислав), Rada (Рада) and Radomir (Радомир), and Dobromila. Old Russian names include Zhdan (Ждан), Peresvet (Пересвет), Lada (Лада), and Lyubava (Любава). Soviet-era names include Vilen (Вилен), Avangard (Авангард), Ninel (Нинель), and Era (Эра). Names borrowed from other languages include Albert (Альберт), Ruslan (Руслан), Zhanna (Жанна), and Leyla (Лейла).<ref>"Russian given name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_given_name, accessed 27 February 2021.</ref> | *'''Ancient Slavic names''' include Stanislav (Станислав), Rada (Рада) and Radomir (Радомир), and Dobromila. Old Russian names include Zhdan (Ждан), Peresvet (Пересвет), Lada (Лада), and Lyubava (Любава). Soviet-era names include Vilen (Вилен), Avangard (Авангард), Ninel (Нинель), and Era (Эра). Names borrowed from other languages include Albert (Альберт), Ruslan (Руслан), Zhanna (Жанна), and Leyla (Лейла).<ref>"Russian given name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_given_name, accessed 27 February 2021.</ref> | ||