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Re: Russian form of Silvio?
by jennifer
6/16/2014, 5:09 PM
in reply to a message by Siân
The main character of Pushkin's The Shot- Vystrel- is Silvio. That's the one you might be thinking of. Even in Russian, his name isn't translated into a Slavic form.

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- Siân (Sharley)
6/23/2014, 12:16 AM
While Kirke is probably right about the form, your answer is more the answer I need. I need the version to use if I'm naming a character that's half-Russian. The novel is in English so I'll just use Silvio. Thanks a million!
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- Kirke (guest)
6/16/2014, 10:16 PM
The fact that this character is called Silvio does not mean there is not a Russian form of this name. Silvio is a form of Silvius and the Russian form of Silvius is Сильвий. Every Slavic language will have a form. As an example, my first language is a Slavic one(Polish) and our form of this name is Sylwiusz. It's not really used but this translation exists.
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