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in reply to a message by Babochka
Hi!
The list is great (I'm also searching for a reliable index of Russian names, including the archaic ones), but it seems like there are small mistakes in it;
For example, Olesya means "of the forest" (according to some references and, I think it's very possible) or acts as a dim. of Aleksandra. It may be given the meaning "helper" according to the "Alex" part of the name "Aleksandra" but never "manly" or "courageous."
Yevfimiya, as a Russian variant of either Euphemia or Euthymia, doesn't have the "holy" meaning as far as I know. The meaning of Yemelyana (Aemiliana; Emiliana) listed on the website seems to be that of Euphemia.
& I just wonder if Tselistina or Tselestina (the original form but not listed on that website) is more common in Russia. I know they're both rare but I want to know the relative popularity of both.
The list is great (I'm also searching for a reliable index of Russian names, including the archaic ones), but it seems like there are small mistakes in it;
For example, Olesya means "of the forest" (according to some references and, I think it's very possible) or acts as a dim. of Aleksandra. It may be given the meaning "helper" according to the "Alex" part of the name "Aleksandra" but never "manly" or "courageous."
Yevfimiya, as a Russian variant of either Euphemia or Euthymia, doesn't have the "holy" meaning as far as I know. The meaning of Yemelyana (Aemiliana; Emiliana) listed on the website seems to be that of Euphemia.
& I just wonder if Tselistina or Tselestina (the original form but not listed on that website) is more common in Russia. I know they're both rare but I want to know the relative popularity of both.
This message was edited 10/15/2020, 12:12 PM
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