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Help[Facts] Russian names among Old Believers
I found these names in a National Geographic article about Russian Orthodox Old Believers in Alaska:
Ulita (girl) and Varsanofy (boy). Anyone who knows the meanings?
Ulita (girl) and Varsanofy (boy). Anyone who knows the meanings?
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This should be under the OP
Varsanofy is almost certainly the Russian form of Barsanuphius (the Latinized form of a Greek saint's name):
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintb1i.htm
Varsanofy is almost certainly the Russian form of Barsanuphius (the Latinized form of a Greek saint's name):
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintb1i.htm
This message was edited 8/2/2007, 3:16 PM
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