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ArchivesRe: Russian Names In "Crime and Punishment"
in reply to a message by Kelli
Porfiri (see Porfirio), Aleksander, Grigory and Zosim (see Zosimos) are Russian personal names.
Grigorievich is a patronym: son of Gregory.
Zosimov is a family name derived from the personal name Zosim.
Luzhin is a family name derived probably from a place name. It might be translated as Grassman, approximately.
Svidrigaylov is also a family name probably derived from a place name. One might think that there was a town named Svidrigaylovo but I do not think somebody can imagine where that town might be located.
Grigorievich is a patronym: son of Gregory.
Zosimov is a family name derived from the personal name Zosim.
Luzhin is a family name derived probably from a place name. It might be translated as Grassman, approximately.
Svidrigaylov is also a family name probably derived from a place name. One might think that there was a town named Svidrigaylovo but I do not think somebody can imagine where that town might be located.
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