Sample Russian Names Dictionary Entry

Header form: Afanasii (actually will be title of page)

Name type: (m), saints name

Meaning & origin: "immortal." (Greek?)

Cyrillic: Афанасий (modern)

International Phonetic: 

Revised English: 

Primary form:

• Afanasii Gruz, city-governor. 1476. [Tup 120]

• Diminutives:
  • Afanas. 12th Century. [Art IV 30; #152]
  • Afon (Afon Sapogov, Beloozero official). 1535. [RIB II 31]
  • Afonas (Afonas Sheenok Viazmitin). 1500. [Tup 439]
  • Afonik (Afonik Miakinin). 15th Century. [Gra 260]
  • Afonika (Afonika Ivanov syn, sexton). 1500. [RIB XIV 1]
  • Afonka (Afonka Iakovlev). 1635. [RIB II 595]
  • Afonos. Second Half of 15th Century. [Art IV 63; #178]
  • Afon'ka (Afon'ka Bogoslov, Valuisk horseman). 1629. [Tup 57]
  • Ofanas (Ofanas Tolst Nos). 1601. [Tup 393]
  • Ofonas (Ofonas Matov). 1520. [RIB II 37]
  • Ofonaska (Ofonaska Moroz Gridin syn, peasant). 1500. [Tup 256]
  • Ofonasko (Ofonasko Pila, peasant). 1495. [Tup 304]
  • Ofonia (Ofonia Stepanov syn Plotitsyn, scribe). 1555-6. [RIB XIV 58]
  • Ofonka (Ofonka Vasil'ev). 1574. [RIB XII 10-1]
  • Ofonko (Ofonko Grigor'ev syn Neelov). 1611. [RIB II 703]
  • Ofonos. Second Half of 14th Century. [Art VII 11; #406]
  • Ofonosko (Ofonosko Ignatkevii). 15th Century. [Art VII 89; #496]
  • Ofon'ka (Ofon'ka Bitushka, Moscow scribe). 1585. [Tup 48]
• Variants:
  • Afanasei (Afanasei Dichko Moksheev). 1496. [Tup 128]
  • Afonasei (Afonasei Vnukov). 1448-68. [RIB II 23]
  • Afonasii (Afonasii Shchedroi, archmandrate). 1496. [Tup 453]
  • Ofanasei (Ofanasei Grigor'ev syn D'iakov, warden). 1550. [RIB XIV 44]
  • Ofanasii (priest). 1550. [RIB XIV 61]
  • Offenoes (Offenoes Jurievitze, son of a governor). 1448. [Gra 120]
  • Ofonasei (Ofonasei Pop, peasant). 1495. [Tup 315]
  • Ofonasii (Ofonasii Kostkov syn Shchur'iakov). Before 1445. [Gra 197]

• Patronymics:
  • Afanas'ev (Ivan Afanas'ev syn Ergol'skogo). 1567. [RIB II 42]
  • Afanas'evich (Baush Afanas'evich Marakushev, head of the Belozero strelets). 1614. [Tup 42]
• Patronymic Variants:
  • Afonas'ev (Kiril Afonas'ev syn). 1593. [RIB XII 13]
  • Afonas'evich (Foma Afonas'evich Buturlin). 1589. [RIB II 322]
  • Ofanasovich' [from Ofanas] (Zhmen' Ofanasovich'). 1633. [Tup 151]
  • Ofanas'ev [from Ofanasii] (Ivan Ofanas'ev syn Betiuk, warden). 1598. [RIB XIV 812]
  • Ofanas'evich [from Ofanasii] (Ivan Ofanas'evich Nashchokin, governor). 1587. [RIB II 45]
  • Ofonasov [from Ofonas] (Shumko Ofonasov, peasant). 1539. [Tup 451]
  • Ofonas'ev [from Ofonasii] (Ivan Ofonas'ev syn). 1511. [RIB XIV 2]
  • Ofonas'evich [from Ofonasii] (Ondrei Ofonas'evich Volokhov, Mangazei governor). 1625-6. [RIB II 431]
  • Ofonas'evich' [from Ofonasii] (Ivan Ofonas'evich', Novgorod governor). 1435. [Gra 171]
  • Ofonin [from Ofonia] (Onshuk Ofonin, Beloozero peasant). 1557. [Tup 290]
  • Ofonsovetse (Demid Ofonsovetse). First Half of 15th Century. [Gra 200]
• Patronymic Variants (feminine):
  • Afonas'eva [from Afonasii] (Mar'itsa Afonas'eva doch', Ivanova zhena). 1608. [RIB XIV 587]

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Notes:

Main source is Wickenden's Dictionary of Period Russian Names with additions and corrections from other sources as noted. (Start with cut-and-paste from Wickenden's 2nd Edition for efficiency vs. getting files for 3rd edition from Paul?)

Transliteration system used is Library of Congress.

Cyrillic alphabet information.

Name type: (m) = male name, (f) = female name, or byname.

Tags = male name,/female name/byname, locative/occupational/descriptive, etc. Greek/Turkic/Latin/Slavic/Norse, saint's name, etc.