tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post807522288445499172..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Those Russian namesElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-47346764154023917122009-09-28T22:54:30.941+04:002009-09-28T22:54:30.941+04:00Да, кстати,"Андрей" у меня один в тел. к...Да, кстати,"Андрей" у меня один в тел. книжке. :)<br /><br />Annie, the patronymics repeat too...they're just variations on the first names!<br /><br />It is definitely true that names are associated with certain generations...<br /><br />My brother and his wife were joking about calling their baby "Obama." Luckily it's going to be a girl!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-58585502536119172532009-09-28T21:33:15.336+04:002009-09-28T21:33:15.336+04:00Имя Андрей не так уж часто встречается! :)Имя Андрей не так уж часто встречается! :)Andrei Sukhovskiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881060544762553327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-41694670320372593062009-09-28T18:10:50.321+04:002009-09-28T18:10:50.321+04:00Quite a few names here in the US represent a certa...Quite a few names here in the US represent a certain time frame. For instance, when I hear the name Brittany, I think of someone who wasn't born more than 15-20 years ago. On the other hand when I hear the name Norma, I know it's someone who is at least 40-50 years old. Usually, it is the case.<br /><br />African Americans have their own set of names (I sometimes wonder if they just come up with those names as they go...) such as: Latifa, Sharifa, Bonifa, Tanisha, Jamal, etc.<br /><br />Liz, that's why the Russians are so creative at giving nicknames to each other, particularly during the school years. When you have 10 Sergeys in a class, a nickname for each one of them helps.V...........................noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-84722426489860414162009-09-28T14:39:24.714+04:002009-09-28T14:39:24.714+04:00That's why you need those patronymics!
Russia...That's why you need those patronymics!<br /><br />Russian names remind me of Elizabethan names. A lot of repeats. The multicultural quality in US names is nice, but I am not so sure about the "creative" streak in vogue....or the a-sexual names: Taylor, Tyler, etc. Although in the US you can pretty well guess what age someone is by their name. Usually.<br /><br />I have a little girl in our RE program whose name is Dorothy. Her mother's name is Brittany, so that is eternally confusing. On a more classic note, quite amazingly I have a team of three college girls teaching this year whose names are: Margaret, Lucy and Jane!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com