Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
If you or your relatives live in Ukraine, go ahead and add your surname to the list. Please list the surnames in alphabetical order, according to Ukrainian Cyrillic. Please add the Ukrainian Cyrillic spellings as well. This list needs to be periodically updated from the Ukrainian Wikipedia.
The first elements of Ukrainian surnames are most commonly given names (patronymics and matronymics), place names (toponyms), and professions. Patronymic surnames. From the first name Ivan (John in English), over 100 different surnames can be formed. The most common variations of Ivan in Ukrainian are Ivas, Jan, Vakhno, and Vanko.
Pages in category "Ukrainian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 839 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
most common for informal communication, comparable to Western name-only form of address (Ann, John), or Japanese surname-only, or surname/name -kun: Diminutive: Анька (Anka) short name stem + -к- -k-+ II declension ending: expresses familiarity, may be considered rude when used between people who are not close friends.
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
A Slavic name suffix is a common way of forming patronymics, family names, and pet names in the Slavic languages.Many, if not most, Slavic last names are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names and other words.
Ukrainian names are given names that originated in Ukraine. In addition to the given names, Ukrainians also have patronymic and family names (surnames; see: ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us