Russian Names

Russian names are mostly Greek by way of Orthodox Christianity, reshaped by Slavic sound patterns. The diminutive system is unusually elaborate — one name can have a dozen forms carrying different degrees of affection — and English speakers often adopt one of those forms without the formal name behind it.

Languages behind these names Greek uncertain Sabine via Russian Russian Hebrew

10 names, uncommon — 100 to 499 a year, in United States

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