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							<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"><head xmlns:h="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" profile=""><title>Russian names</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/></head><body><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a id="d0e9600" shape="rect"/>Russian names</h1></div></div></div><p>Russian names consist of three parts: <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">и́мя</em></span></strong></span> first name, <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">о́тчество</em></span></strong></span> patronymic and <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фами́лия</em></span></strong></span> last name.</p><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a id="d0e9617" shape="rect"/>First name</h2></div></div></div><p>If you'd like to find out what a person's first name is, ask:</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*" span="1"/><col width="1*" span="1"/><tr valign="top">
            <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас
              зову́т?</em></span></td>
            <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">What is your name?</td>
          </tr><tr valign="top">
            <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как ва́ше
              и́мя?</em></span></td>
            <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">What is your name?</td>
          </tr></table></div></div><p>You can then tell yours by saying:</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*" span="1"/><col width="1*" span="1"/><tr valign="top">
            <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Меня́
              зовут́...</em></span></td>
            <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">My name is...</td>
          </tr><tr valign="top">
            <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Моё
              и́мя...</em></span></td>
            <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">My (first) name is...</td>
          </tr></table></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a id="d0e9668" shape="rect"/><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">О́тчество</em></span> - patronymic</h2></div></div></div><p>The patronymic is a Russian's second name. It is formed from the father's first name. In
        English, there are last names which are similar to the Russian patronymic: Johnson,
        Peterson. The ending for the patronymic will depend on whether it belongs to a son or a
        daughter. This table gives examples of common patronymics and shows how they are
        formed:</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*" span="1"/><col width="1*" span="1"/><col width="1*" span="1"/><tr valign="top">
          <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span class="bold"><strong>Father's
            name</strong></span></td>
          <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span class="bold"><strong>Son's
              patronymic</strong></span></td>
          <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span class="bold"><strong>Daughter's
              patronymic</strong></span></td>
        </tr><tr valign="top">
          <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндр</em></span></td>
          <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндрович</em></span></td>
          <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндровна</em></span></td>
        </tr><tr align="center">
          <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Никола́й</em></span></td>
          <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Никола́евич</em></span></td>
          <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Никола́евна</em></span></td>
        </tr></table></div><p>Adults address each other using a full first name and the patronymic: <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ива́н Алекса́ндрович</em></span>!
            <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Татья́на Никола́евна</em></span>!
        </strong></span>Non-Russians will also use this form of address when speaking to Russians. But
        when Russians address foreigners in formal or diplomatic circles, they use <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>господи́н</strong></span></em></span><span class="bold"><strong> </strong></span>Mr. or<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">
          <span class="bold"><strong>госпожа́</strong></span></em></span><span class="bold"><strong> </strong></span>Mrs./Ms. and the individual's last name.</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a id="d0e9744" shape="rect"/><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Фами́лия</em></span> - last name</h2></div></div></div><p>Russians rarely use last names when addressing each other. When identifying themselves,
        it is common for Russians to state their last name first, followed by first name and
        patronymic:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас зову́т?</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Петро́в, Ю́рий Никола́евич.</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас зову́т?</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Петро́ва, Валенти́на Фёдоровна.</em></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>