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| Family name (surname)|| Иванов|| Ivanov | | Family name (surname)|| Иванов|| Ivanov | ||
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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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Russian names started only as a given name, adding the patronymic around the 10th century, and finally the surname only in the late 15th or early 16th century. The surname did not become common, in fact, until the 18th century. | Russian names started only as a given name, adding the patronymic around the 10th century, and finally the surname only in the late 15th or early 16th century. The surname did not become common, in fact, until the 18th century. | ||
==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. | ||