curious fact: how much of what we consider family, ours is originally borrowed.Take, for example, such "native Russian" names like Olga (Scandinavian), Catherine (Greek), Mary (Hebrew) and Vadim (borrowed from Arabic), Paul (Latin) ... The fact is that with the adoption of Christianityin Russia has changed, and the tradition of naming.And before that, the composition of the names of affected Vikings - hence the large number of Scandinavian origin (Igor, Oleg).
Truly Slavic names were long forgotten.For children after the baptism of Russia called not arbitrary, not by choice, but by the calendar.Primordially Russian names were replaced by "new-fangled" Christian - Greek, Latin, Hebrew.And only recently began to revive the tradition of naming children "Slavonic".What are these primordially Russian names?First of all, they have a "transparent" etymology.That is, we can understand their significance without further interpretation.For example, Lyudmila, Svetlana, Vladimir, Velimir.With roots "-slav" (aka, nice) there are a large number of names.It is not only familiar to us Vladislav, Svyatoslav, Yaroslav.This Wenceslas, Izyaslav Ratislav, Forward.And for women: Miroslav, Putislava, Bohuslav, Vedislava.Russian names contain other important roots.For example, "Yar" - from the Slavic god of the sun Yarily: Yarina, Yaroslav, Jaromir (s), Jaromil, Svetoyar, Yaropolk.With roots "light" are traditionally known Russian names (East Slavic): Svetopolk, Svetozar, Svetomir, Svetogor, Relight, Svetolika, Svetoslav ...
calling baby, our ancestors tried to emphasize any line.Therefore, the names of the kids had the time - rather, nickname, which later - after many centuries - became surnames: Taciturn, unexpectedly, the first Tretiak.Only later, when the rite of bobbed hair, that is when the baby is one year, three years, he anoints him again.There were traditions of the name change.For example, after reaching adulthood, after recovery, after marriage in adulthood.It was believed that the name carries a destiny.In addition, there are certain restrictions.It was impossible to call the name of the child living in the home or family members of deceased older children.It has long been a tradition was led to call "of his grandfather," because it was thought that the proportion is transmitted through the generations.What other native Russian names you can remember?Of course, with the root of the "god" ("Bauges"): Bogdan, Bozhenov, Bogoljub, Bohumil (s), Bozidar ... There were a lot of names and with a "good": Blessed Blagomir, but more often with Eastern Slavic "kind- ": Dobroslava, Dobromir, Dobromila, Dobronrav, Dobrinja.It is widespread and has been the root of the "Telegram": Lubomir, Lyuboslav, Lyubomysl, Love, Lyubava.
traditional Russian names carried a positive message, strongly positive connotations.Therefore, most often choose the roots (the word) with a good, light value.Full Russian names most often consisted of two parts.It should be recalled, and such wonderful anthroponomy as Radoslav, Radmir, Radosvet, Lada, Milan, Milena, Milorad, Milovan.And later (because they contain nepolnoglasie Old Slavic) Zlatomir, Zlata, Zlatoyar, Zlatogor.Popular today primordially Russian names Ruslan and Rostislav, but worthy of attention and those forgotten how fun, Bojan, radiance, Dobrava.
