The general system of Russian names is quite logical. Every Russian has three names: First name, patronymic (middle name, derived from one's father's first name) and surname. First (Christian) names are usually traditional. They come from the Bible, or can be of Greek (most names, in fact), Latin or old Slavic origin.
Russians use three names: first name, or имя; middle or patronymic name, or отчество, which is their father's first name plus a suffix meaning "son of" (ович) or "daughter of" (овна); and the last name or family name, or фамилия.
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.
Russian names are structured as [first name] [middle patronymic name] [SURNAME]. E.g. Igor Mihajlovich MEDVEDEV (male) or Natalia Borisovna PAVLOVA (female). Address people using their first name (casual) or first name and patronymic name (formal).
First name and surname are pretty self-explanatory, but what about a patronymic? Russians do not choose their own middle name, it is created by taking their father's name and adding the ending -ovich/-evich for boys, or -ovna/-evna for girls, the particular ending determined by the last letter of the father's name.
Every Russian has three names: First name, patronymic (middle name, derived from one's father's first name) and surname. First (Christian) names are usually traditional.
Since the mid-19th century, Russians have traditionally possessed three names: a first name, a patronymic, and a surname. In official documents, the surname always precedes the name and patronymic, but in all other contexts, the order is name, patronymic, surname.
As opposed to full forms used in formal situations, short forms of a name are used in communication between well-acquainted people, usually relatives, friends and colleagues. Short forms emerged in spoken language for convenience as majority of formal names are cumbersome.
They're not actually referring to each other by their full names. They are addressing each other by their first name and a patronymic, which is a name derived from the name of their father. For example, Nina's last name is Krilova, but she is addressed by other characters as Nina Sergeevna (daughter of Sergei).
Ivanov is the most common surname in Russia. Kuznetsov, Smirnov, Popov, and Petrov contribute to the top five most popular surnames.
Just like given names and patronymics, Russian surnames change according to a person's gender. As such, the brother-sister pair from before have slightly different surnames. This added -a applies to almost women with traditional Russian names.
Polygamous marriages are not recognized in the Russian Federation. The Family Code of Russia states that a marriage can only be contracted between a man and a woman, neither of whom is married to someone else. Furthermore, Russia does not recognize polygamous marriages that had been contracted in other countries.
Russian nicknames, or diminutives, are simply short forms of the given name. As opposed to full names used in formal situations, short forms of a name are used in communication between well-acquainted people, usually relatives, friends, and colleagues.
Of course, три is just the number three, helpfully defined as more than two and less than four. Три describes three units of something, like три часа ночи (3 a.m.; literally and properly "at night" in Russian). Три is the grade you get in school when you aren't at all good, but not that bad.
A person's given name (also known as first name or forename) is declined using one of the standard noun declensions. Some foreign names cannot be declined because the Russian declension rules do not cover them.
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.
Surnames. 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.
Любимый/любимая
Another term of endearment that is only used when talking to or about one's partner or loved one, любимый is a very common way to express affection.
Sasha is a gender-neutral name of Russian origin, meaning “defender” and “helper of mankind”. This solid and heroic name is the Russian short-form of the Greek name Alexander or Alexandra, which means “to defend man”.
Georgy (/ɡiːɒrɡiː/; Russian: Георгий, romanized: Georgiy; Bulgarian: Георги, romanized: Georgi) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Georgios. It corresponds to the English name George.
English: Nicole/Nichole, Nicola/Nichola, Nicolette, Colette. French: Colette, Coline, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicoline, Cosette.
The most popular neutral names are Saša and Nikola, both with a slight Russian (or East-Slavic) connotation. Other names of that paradigm are Áda, Jarka, Jára, Jindra, Jirča, Jirka, Kája, Mára, Míla, Mira, Míša, Míťa, Nikola, Péťa, Saša, Stáňa, Sváťa, Štěpa, Vlasta, Zbyňa, Zdena.