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In private, his wife addressed him as Nicki, in the German manner, rather than Коля (Kolya), which is the East Slavic short form of his name. The "short name" (Russian: краткое имя kratkoye imya), historically also "half-name" (Russian: полуимя poluimya), is the simplest and most
Russian given names are provided at birth or selected during a name change. Orthodox Christian names constitute a fair proportion of Russian given names, but there are many exceptions including pre-Christian Slavic names, Communist names, and names taken from ethnic minorities in Russia .
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. Most Slavic surnames have suffixes which are found in varying degrees over the different nations.
Additionally, prominent men with Russian boy names include writer Vladimir Nabokov, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin. 200 Russian Baby Names.
According to the Social Security Administration, some Russian girl names that made the top 1000 baby girl names of 2022 include Anastasia, Nadia, Sasha, and Zoya.
A Tatar personal name, being strongly influenced by Russian tradition, consists of two main elements: isem and familia (family name) and also patronymic. Given names were traditional for Volga Bulgars for centuries, while family names appeared in the end of the 19th century, when they replaced patronymics.
Galina, Halyna, or Halina (Russian: Галина; from Greek γαλήνη "Serenity") is an East Slavic feminine given name, also popular in Bulgaria and Slovenia during the period of Soviet influence.
Even some rarely used names and/or adaptations were used and they survived in family names. Here's a list of most common modern (1800s) and older notable Russian given names. Since most of the current names are of foreign origin, names that have a common English spelling which sounds similar to the Russian are sometimes anglicized.