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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). | ||
Names consist of a GIVEN NAME (imia), a PATRONYMIC (otchestvo), and a SURNAME (familiia). | |||
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It is customary | It is customary 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 | Most 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''. | ||
MALE<br>Given Name: Mikhail<br>Patronym: Mikhail''ovich'' (=son of Mikhail)<br>Surname: Mikhail''ov'' | MALE<br>Given Name: Mikhail<br>Patronym: Mikhail''ovich'' (=son of Mikhail)<br>Surname: Mikhail''ov'' | ||
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Naming practices for early period are first name (baptismal name, usually that of a Biblical saint), followed by the everyday or common first name, patronymic, and rarely a surname. | Naming practices for early period are first name (baptismal name, usually that of a Biblical saint), followed by the everyday or common first name, patronymic, and rarely a surname. | ||
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== | ||