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Hi, i've been pondering some Russian names recently and wanted to know more about them. They are all girls names.
1. How popular is the girls name Taisiya in Russia? I can't find any 'Most common names in Russia' lists that list more than the top 10. EDIT - I'm not looking for exact popularity, just approximate, e.g. 'very common' or 'not so common' and the like.
2. Is the girls name Duscha a legitimate name in Russia? I've seen it crop up every now and again in baby name books, websites, etc. Usually they will tell me it means either 'happy' or 'soul' ('soul' sounds more accurate because the word for soul in some Slavic languages sounds like doo-sha). But i can't find any other information other than that, as in i am not able to find any famous Russians with this name.
Lol, strangely enough, last night i had a dream that Dima Bilan (this Russian pop star) was coming to study in the UK, and he was staying at our house. I asked him about this name, but he didn't give me an answer. Then a bunch of other stuff happened, but i won't explain because it is quite irrelevent.
3. How did Dasha become a form of Dorothy? IS Dasha REALLY a form of Dorothy? My friend takes Russian lessons, and her tutors daughter's name is Dasha (yes they are Russian, incase you were wondering). This girl goes to my school, but i've never met her. It appears that this is her legal name, not short for anything. I don't know whether she was born in Russia or not, but i do know that her mum also has a diminuitive as her name (not sure if she just likes to be called that or if this is her legal name also). One of my baby name books says that Dasha is a pet form of Darya (and this is also what most websites say), but another one of my baby name books says that it is a form of Dorothy (if anyone is wondering it is "100,000 Baby Names" by Bruce Lansky, and that book is not very accurate). I'm just wondering how you could get Dasha out of Dorothy...
I'm sorry if this message is a bit rambly. I coudn't really be bothered to ask 3 separate messages. Any help (preferably from someone that speaks Russian) would be appreciated immencely. Thank you VERY much.
Za soluna, za stambola,
Bitola ne davam...
RIP TOŠE PROESKI 25th January 1981 - October 16th 2007
1. How popular is the girls name Taisiya in Russia? I can't find any 'Most common names in Russia' lists that list more than the top 10. EDIT - I'm not looking for exact popularity, just approximate, e.g. 'very common' or 'not so common' and the like.
2. Is the girls name Duscha a legitimate name in Russia? I've seen it crop up every now and again in baby name books, websites, etc. Usually they will tell me it means either 'happy' or 'soul' ('soul' sounds more accurate because the word for soul in some Slavic languages sounds like doo-sha). But i can't find any other information other than that, as in i am not able to find any famous Russians with this name.
Lol, strangely enough, last night i had a dream that Dima Bilan (this Russian pop star) was coming to study in the UK, and he was staying at our house. I asked him about this name, but he didn't give me an answer. Then a bunch of other stuff happened, but i won't explain because it is quite irrelevent.
3. How did Dasha become a form of Dorothy? IS Dasha REALLY a form of Dorothy? My friend takes Russian lessons, and her tutors daughter's name is Dasha (yes they are Russian, incase you were wondering). This girl goes to my school, but i've never met her. It appears that this is her legal name, not short for anything. I don't know whether she was born in Russia or not, but i do know that her mum also has a diminuitive as her name (not sure if she just likes to be called that or if this is her legal name also). One of my baby name books says that Dasha is a pet form of Darya (and this is also what most websites say), but another one of my baby name books says that it is a form of Dorothy (if anyone is wondering it is "100,000 Baby Names" by Bruce Lansky, and that book is not very accurate). I'm just wondering how you could get Dasha out of Dorothy...
I'm sorry if this message is a bit rambly. I coudn't really be bothered to ask 3 separate messages. Any help (preferably from someone that speaks Russian) would be appreciated immencely. Thank you VERY much.
Za soluna, za stambola,
Bitola ne davam...
RIP TOŠE PROESKI 25th January 1981 - October 16th 2007
This message was edited 9/25/2010, 3:25 PM
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2) I don't know about Russia, but in other Slavic countries Dusha/ Duša, Duška, Dusana, etc. are legitimate names (all derived from 'dusha' meaning soul).
3) The Russian Dasha I know uses it as a nickname for Daria. I've never heart of it as a form of Dorothy and it doesn't seem very plausible to me. Russian diminutives are coined by adding -sha to a part of the original name (Maria = Masha, Daria = Dasha, Natalia = Tasha, Aleksandr = Sasha, etc.), so Dosha would be a nickname for Dorotea.
3) The Russian Dasha I know uses it as a nickname for Daria. I've never heart of it as a form of Dorothy and it doesn't seem very plausible to me. Russian diminutives are coined by adding -sha to a part of the original name (Maria = Masha, Daria = Dasha, Natalia = Tasha, Aleksandr = Sasha, etc.), so Dosha would be a nickname for Dorotea.
This message was edited 9/25/2010, 3:04 PM
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Cool! Thank you!
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