The middle name is patronymicA patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Patronymic
Russian feminine nouns with a couple of exceptions generally end in a. (some end with a soft sign like the Russian words for mother and daughter). Russian names are just an extension of this principle. Some Russian names will have an adjective form.
Many surnames change depending on the gender of the person. This is especially true for surnames ending in v (Russian letter в) and n (Russian letter н). For these names, typically, the feminine form is the same as the male form but has an additional a at the end.
Creating Diminutives
Diminutive suffixes are often used while talking to kids, relatives, friends, or loved ones. They can express both smallness and love. In this case the word “нога” (noga) is changed to “ножка” (nozhka) with the suffix -ка (-ka), which means the foot is smaller in size.
The first double surnames in Russia and Eastern Europe were known and used in medieval times. Having a double surname was a privilege and an indication of a higher social class. The practice of adding a second surname arose because of the need to distinguish between members of the same family.
Women customarily take their husband's surname at marriage, although not always. The middle name is patronymic, created by using the child's father's name with the suffix “vich” or “ovich” for boys, and “avna” or “ovna” for girls.
Borrowed from the Slavic diminutive form of Alexander and Alexandra; in English mostly from Russian Са́ша (Sáša), a diminutive form for both Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr, “Alexander, male”) and Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra, “Alexandra, female”).
Misha is a diminutive of the Russian name Mikhail (Михаил). A hypocoristic of Michael, its English-language equivalent would be Mike. Sometimes it is used as a female name, mostly by non-Russians; the feminine Russian name Mikhaila exists but is rare. The spelling Mischa also exists, originating from German.
Anya (Аня) is a Russian diminutive of Anna. Ania is the spelling in Polish, which is also a diminutive of Anna.
Names consist of a GIVEN NAME (imia), a PATRONYMIC (otchestvo), and a SURNAME (familiia). 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.
One reason for this is that -a was the ending for the female form of Latin names, and so this has passed down to some derivatives of those names. Interestingly, female names are more likely to be of a French or Latin origin than male names.
A transliteration of the Russian Ми́ша (Míša), a hypocoristic for Михаи́л (Mixaíl), the Russian equivalent of Michael, from Hebrew מיכאל. Also a female name, presumably analogous to Michelle.
Meaning of Darlene
Darlene is a modern creation from the word "darling".
Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (Russian: Алексе́й [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej]; Bulgarian: Алексей [ɐlɛkˈsɛj]) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek Aléxios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius.
Sasha is often the nickname used for a person whose given name is Alexander (male) or Alexandra (female). While a basic nickname like Sasha may not signify anything except familiarity, other diminutives may be used in an affectionate manner. Alexandra may be called Sashenka, which means "little Sasha" by her parents.
The name Pasha is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "small". Your little Pasha will rule the roost. In Russia, Pasha is traditionally given to a boy born on Good Friday.
Sasha is a gender-neutral name of Russian origin, meaning “defender” and “helper of mankind”.
Draco is a masculine name of Italian origin.
Name Anatoly Origin, meaning, pronunciation & popularity of the name Anatoly. Anatoly is a ♀ girl's name.
Étienne, a French analog of Stephen or Steven, is a masculine given name. An archaic variant of the name, prevalent up to the mid-17th century, is Estienne.