Someone throw a link to this video to Hollywood, let them finally stop shooting their nonsense about people with Russian names! By the way, stop calling Vladimir Putin - Vlad, these are different names!
My father-in-law used to call me Zhurik My mother in-law calls me Alex Been called Sasha several times, but I'm Danish so to be called so many names that isn't my actual name is something I'm still acclimating to, to this day ))
@@RealRussianClub "Какие ваши доказательства" - это фраза героя Арнольда Швартснеггера из фильма "Красная жара", где он русского играл. Кокаин вытащил у бандюги из протеза ноги. Это даже вроде как мем уже....наверное.
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My name is one of the most common universal names ever - Anna. My family heritage is German, and my name means "full of grace" (I think my parents were "full of it" naming me that :P). My patronymic in Russian would be pretty simple too since my dad's name is Paul - Анна Павловна.
I wanted to thank you for all your content. Almost a year ago I was inspired to start learning Russian. Your zero to fluency videos were what got me off the ground, your teaching style and methods really gave me confidence that this would actually be possible for me. Within 2 months I hired a tutor from Preply and have taken lessons twice weekly ever since. I ordered Tochka Ru based on your recommendation, and good thing because turns out my teacher used it regularly. I’ve now moved on to the A2 textbook. Anyway, I just wanted to express my gratitude for everything you’ve done here, it helped me immensely. Огромное спасибо тебе!😄
Russian names are divided into 3 large groups - with Slavic roots, with Greek/Byzantine origin and those who came from the West/with Latin roots - Russified in order to be able to change them by cases.
На самом деле вы учите английский))), потому что Дарья говорит на хорошем, грамонтном инглише, но с близким нашему уху легким акцентом, который мы хорошо воспринимаем. Ну и второй аспект - это же интересно, оценить вдумчиво то, что уже давно зашито в подкорку. Это как опыт езды на автомобиле - иногда после какой-нибудь сложной ситуации удивляешься, сколько одновременных осознанных действий вы совершили за пару секунд даже не задумавшись. Слушая Дарью (нет, всё таки Дашу, уж простите мне эту вольность) мы по-новому смотрим на свой собственный язык, удивляясь казалось бы привычным вещам, как если бы мы были детьми и всё это познавали впервые. Немного сумбурно, но думаю, мысль понятна.
My sister is called Dasha - we are not blood sisters, but we regard each other as sisters, it's a permanent firm bond. I am very proud of her, and of having a Russian lady as my sister. Also, I love and admire your country, her histiry and culture, and aiming to learn her great language. :) /Луиза из Швеции
Hello Daria, thank you for your clear explanation about Russian names. Two uncles from my mother’s side had made an excursion to the USSR in 1961. At that time it was the only way to visit the USSR for people from the west. When they arrived in Moscow they were separated from the other members of the group and got a guide for their own. The reason for the separation was their family name: ‘Marks’. That name is written differently as Karl Marx but still, they were treated as special visitors. It was even allowed to visit a catholic church. One of my uncles was a priest. I have still a postcard of them with a stamp of Joeri Gagarin in a spacesuit.
Artem is a beautiful male name. Artemis is a safeguard goddess against the wrath of badly exerted manhood, she protects children and virgins from that. Naming a man "artem" might sound strange but it reminds me how good manhood can be and how it is capable to protect and love all.
@@SpankyHam Kong? I understood the ending of the names however I am looking for information about the Russian alphabetical order and numeracy system used to predict the future of advanced level advertising and marketing communications from them of abandoned conditioning system
Artemis is a beautiful name (and a very interesting goddess): :) Also, it's the name of the projected series of lunar missions that will hopefully return humans to the moon within this decade - and for the first time bring a woman to the surface of the moon. Artemis was the sister of Apollo(n), so the choice of name for these new journeys to the moon is a very apt one.
Спасибо большое снова Дария что поделилась интересное видео. Вы всегда самая лучшая Преподавательница русского языка. Да благословит вас Бог!! Привет из Мексики!
Когда фамилия мужа совсем неблагозвучная - например ЧерезЗаборНогуЗадерищенко 😂 - он может взять фамилию жены. When the husband's last name is completely bad sounding one - he can with great wish take his wife's last name.
My name is Павел of Greek origin and means "маленький". My name has extremely few diminutive forms compared to the 10+ variants traditionally used with most Russian names: Павел - Паша, Павлик, Павлуша, Пашка - and thats all 😃
Hello Daria: very interesting. Do you have name of colors? In spanish is very common to have a color as a name for a woman. Like: Blanca, Rosa, Azul, (White, Rose or Blue)
That casual comment "he probably drank himself to death or something" about your kindergarten crush had me bursting out laughing, lol. That dry humor makes these videos so much more interesting. Never lose it.
Amazing amazing video!)) I have been following you for years and even with all the help you’ve given, this video by itself makes it worth it! I will probably re-watch this 100 times until I learn it all. Спасибо большое 🙏🏾))
I have Russian family and they tried to explain nicknames to me but said the many versions of a name are Not nicknames but rather the Same name 😲😲 They had me Baffled for the longest time 😂😂😂
Thanks for your videos, I learned russian language a long time ago at school, forgot almost everything, plan to speak russian again also with your older videos.
My bf is Russian and it's a little unfamiliar for me about the name's MEANING. I used his stuffed animal pillow for my workout and he took it back when I put it under my knees, left me confused. But short time later, it turned out that his family name Баран (in Баранов) means sheep, the pillow was a cute baby sheep 😭 So I was being disrespectful to him before.
The singing group Beloe Zlato(here on youtube) was how I got so confused with their names. Was most confused by Valeria (ВАЛЕРИЯ) being Lera. That would be like Robert being called Bert, which is a thing too.
So actress Milla Jovovich. Is really Milica (Milla) Bogdanovna Jovovich. Милица (милла) --Богдановна means daughter of Богдан, right? And her last last name has a Ukrainian ending ИЧ, because she is from Ukraine and that’s why it’s different than a typical Russian female ending?! 🧐 I think I’m understanding!
Nicknames seem to get confusing. I learned that girl's names will end in A or YA but the nickname for Alexander is Sasha? When you see this name how will you know who it really is? There seems to be so many nicknames like this. By the way, Congratulations on your expectation for Mikail in the coming months.
I know I'm kinda late, but in Russian there are a couple of names that are unisex and could be addressed to both genders. Like Sasha (Alexandr/Alexandra), Zhenya (Evgeny/Evgeniya), etc. They are few and could be in fact somewhat confusing even to native speakers if we don't know the person. But those are just exceptions. The majority of nicknames are gender-specific
Thank you, very useful. 👍🏻 And by the way my name is Roshanak, it's an Iranian name and it means : the one who is shining, or the little star 🙂. Do you think it will be a good name in Russian? Or will it be pronounced beautifully? 😉 Love you ❤️
In Western world your name is Roxane. In Russo-Turkish history there used to be a woman known as Роксолана, which is a hybrid of Roxane and Alana. BTW, the lecturer's name (Daria) is also Iranian.
@@dymytryruban4324 WOW! Thank you. Very useful information. 👌🏻Daria is also Iranian? How so? 🤔We have a name called Darya (dærj'ʌ) and it means : the sea, or a very large river. Are these two names actually the same? 😃We also have another name Darius which is a male name and means : wealthy, prosperous. And is a very beautiful name for boys.
@@roshanakarya1081 Daria is a female form of Darayavahush (Darius), or Dara in Persian-speaking world. Darayavahush III was the last king of Achaeminid dynasty.
@@dymytryruban4324 so it doesn't have anything to do with Darya (meaning the sea) right? Darius still is a popular name for boys after more than two thousand years. Interesting, isn't it?
So in German my name is Jäger, Or would be said in English, hunter, I've looked it up in Russian and it's охотник, but does that mean the profession or the actual name for a person? And my last is Miller MacLean so would that be spelled Миллер МакЛен?
егерь - profession - in the Soviet Union and modern Russia, a full-time employee of a forest hunting farm( forestry), a nature reserve, who is in charge of hunting and protecting animals
Back in 1978 I found a Russian language text book at a book fair and started to teach myself Russian. I was 18 years old then. I studied on and off for years, and eventually I stopped unfortunately. But for the last 35 years I have gone by the Russian girl's name Galina. I never go by Galia though. In finding my roots, I come from family in Western Russia and Ukraine, but I was born and raised in the USA. I liked this video very much! Спасибо, Дарья!
Your accent is interesting. The way you say 'E" in words like Ending remEmber and you stress the "O" in sO knOw nObody in a way that is unlike other Russians. Where did you learn that?
There must be a lot of people with the same names using patronymics. If someone is being paged at the airport, for example, what version of names do they use?
it’s not like you choose which name to use 😅 it consists of 3 things: last name, first name and patronymic. The abbreviation for this is ФИО (фамилия, имя, отчество)
33:44 That was dark, lol. "I wonder what happened to that guy, oh he probably died from alcoholism..." What's interesting is when Russians address people with English names formally, typically they use my first and middle name (which is actually my father's name coincidentally). Occasionally they do add -ович to the end, I guess out of habit. I'm never clear on whether I have an отчество because it's not uncommon for people to give their sons their own first name in English-speaking countries, so in Russian should it be with the -ович or not, hmm... you didn't point the quirk with names like Сергей and Игорь when they become an отчество and it's -евич. (Or maybe you did and I missed it).
I would love to hear the list of dog names! 🐕 Also, the Russian words for “bark.” Gav gav and tyav tyav. Ireland uses “amh amh,” and in English, “ruff ruff” or “woof woof,” In French, “waouh waouh, vaf, vaf, wouf, wouf, and jappe jappe.” I blame poodles for the last one. 😂 I think it’s fascinating that it’s different in many languages.
Great video! Sorry - a bit off-topic, but I hope you can help. I’m trying to find the meaning of an old family name. It’s “Chmura.” I think it’s Rusyn, if not, then Russian, Polish, Czech. Do you have any tips for where to look? Genealogy confirmed the surname, but no place of birth ( she was adopted). Thanks for reading this!
@@RealRussianClub 😂😂 how can Yura be the short form of Yuri? I mean it is just a letter that changes 😂 this is why russian language is so fascinating. What about tha surname "Popov"? What does it mean? I'm Spanish native speaker and I can assure you that Popov is not a good last name for a person in any Spanish country.
Привет✋👋 Yes in India everyone's name has meaning, like my name is "Anshu" which means "Light. ". Thank You for teaching Russian language to us. 🇮🇳 🇷🇺 🙏
Thanks for the explanation. What about Koreans living in Russia? Exp. Marina Kim. She does not use patriotic as part of her name. Or people from the Caucasus region of Russia. What about people from the Finnish region? All of these would be quit interesting.
I still don't quite understand how nicknames work. Is there any helpful way I can easily spot whether a name is a nickname, and how those nicknames are derived? In other words, how do they come up with those nicknames, and where is it derived from the name? In English it is derived from the name itself like Robert - Rob, but I'm just not fully understanding how the nicknames work.
So if my Fiances First name is Sergei and his Surname from his father is Alexandrvich Then what would my Surname be? I am not Russian like he is. So would my name now be Amy Alexandra-(lastname i cannot spell) Or would my name be Amy Sergeievna- (last name) ???
I'm for the Patriarchy and Matriarchy. How people are offended by either is Absolutely stupid. I guess people are genataliaphobic (having fear of the ONLY 2 genders) (clothing, jewelry, hair style/color,Cultures, Heritages,languages and Religions, Cars ect ect ARE NOT genders). Penis and vagina are the only genders. Male Female period point blank. If you feel otherwise then make your way to the nearest High IQ Health Teacher/ Psychiatrist. Because teachers this day and age failed you that or you failed yourself by believing in propaganda(lies not the Truth) the media tells you to divide everyone. Now when it comes to the middle and right the so called "propaganda" westies speak of Is the Absolute Truth even though they label it as "lies". Middle people and Right people speak of it IS NOT propaganda but, The Truth.
I need to know, please, from where can the students get the invitation letter in order to get visa ? I mean who is the responsible for doing this ? Thank you ☺️❤️
What are the pronounciations for Danica & Devin ( Deva : maiden ) I've seen the Surname of Romanov end in a ov Is ets/ etz a Belarusian ending ?... My grandfather's name was Dimitri Reminietz
I know a Russian Orthodox Christian nun named Vladimira, certainly it is her monastic name, she changed names after becoming a nun. Of course, there was no a female saint named Vladimira, it is just a female variation on the name Vladimir. Also I may add that the names Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov are of course direct translations from the original Greek she-martyrs' names Pistis, Elpis and Agape, for it is impossible to imagine a Russian girl named Pistis... Also, the popular Russian female name Inna is somewhat misleading, because saint Inna was actually a male martyr... As for Svetlana and Bogdan/Bogdana, these are again translations - not that direct, this time - from Greek Photini (Light-wise) and Theodot(ia) (Godgiven).
34:30 my teacher's last name is Vagina. And she said that stress on the first "a", but not on "i" :) Maybe her last name created from "вага" it means "weight". :)
After you introduce yourself in a formal name and as your friendship or relationship evolves, do you have a milestone chat to let the other person know they are allowed to call you by a different nickname?
Tom, it just happens naturally as you get to know each other. The conversation usually starts with, " my mother calls me ----- when she is angry, I would prefer you call me ____"
I couldn’t imagine having a patronymic name because I hate my dad so much and we don’t even talk (don’t ask me what or why, I have my reasons). It would be absolutely horrible having to remind myself of him when addressing myself. How do Russian people go about that if they don’t have a good relationship with their dad or person their patronymic is after? Is it just the norm to use that patronymic regardless? (I’m not judging or criticising the patronymic system at all! I’m just curious and interested from this perspective!)
If you have such circumstances, you may refuse your patronimic name when you are in process of getting passport, though there will be dash in line of patronimic name in passport, or you can take other name of man (it can be name you just like) because the law allow you to do that
Also, recently in such cases people started to take up their mothers' names instead, like "Marievna", or "Darievna", but it's still extremely rare and generally people are frowned upon for doing that (because of traditions and yada yada)
i can totally relate to that situation of yours. And i am so glad that i dont have a paronymic name. If i would have got it - believe me i would have turned heaven, hell and if i have to the whole universe upside down just to get rid of it (luckily my "problem" ended 3 years ago when that guy ceased to exist). I dont know how it is in Russia but maybe if you would be in such situation you could use the name of one of your grandfathers instead? Given the fact that one's grandfather is still counted as close relative it seems like an alternative without being too disrespectful with traditions.
We do not have a female version of the name Nikolai (or Nicholas in English) The probability of meeting "Nicole" in Russia tends to zero, I have not heard that it was even among the new fashionable names in the Western manner. It's too French a name for a Russian ear.
Yes, Daria has an amazing course on this channel called 'From Zero to Fluency'. Lesson 1 is the alphabet. It's the first ever video on the Russian language which I watched a year ago. I'm now learning intermediate level Russian.
This video is amazing. Super informative and fun! My last name is Bykowicz and that -ovich (or -вич) sound has made my name impossible for anyone to pronounce who didn’t know me. It was extra fun when I was in the US Army because instead of being called by my last name, they just referred to me as, ‘alphabet.’ Lol Is there any Russian roots to this name or how I could explore my last name further? Thank you so much! Спасибо!
@@SpankyHam , I do know my family goes back to Poland, but when I did a DNA test, I was mostly Russian and zero Poland. That’s why I’m trying to figure out the origin of my last name.
@@susankeeton1636 the way you spell the name made it look Polish😅 but I guess some of your ancestors were from Russia or Belarus, and they moved to Poland and changed the spelling to “fit in”
Had a bit of a laugh at removing the patronymics from the female names - Not sure if you knew it in advance of that decision but a good thing for not only trying to explain their use but also having the joys of наталья Алиановна Романова - the patronymic isn't a real one, and no one seems to know where it came from... On that note, I have wondered what happens when the father of a child isn't known? Whether this is because their mother didn't know the father or if a child is orphaned, then would they be given a patronymic and would it be random or would there be some way people might approach this? Finally, since it came into my mind while watching (and I don't trust google translate) In a very famous Black Widow comic book storyline there is a baby, born in Russia to Russian parents who is given the name Rose, I wondered how would this be spelled in Russian, I have seen Розь suggested but don't know if it is right or not... Thanks for another great video :)
this female name is a flower. Usually used in Russia by the Tatar nation. Rose is a girl's name. "Роза" будет по-русски. If the father is unknown, then the patronymic of the child is given by the name of the grandfather on the mother's side.
