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*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'''. | *Given names are '''provided at birth or selected during a name change'''. | ||
*'''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''' | *'''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'''. | ||
*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 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. | ||