What if you had a Russian name? 🇷🇺

In Russian we have several parts for our names: a first name, a surname, and a patronymic. In this video, I explained how patronymics are derived from our fathers' names.
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[@ElifromRussia]

Learn more Russian language on my second channel 📌 www.youtube.com/@russianspeakingclub - my channel about Russian culture and the Russian language

[@abas9393]

😁♥️Italian boyfriend?! 🎉🎉🎉

[@kangmasgede]

How about Indonesian name?

[@Bodhisattva-dd7zu]

Eli Come to Kolkata India... I will Host You and Your Mates... Love from Kolkata...

[@flirtandfunTV]

Eli come to India ❤ I'm Raghu

[@ybz-bi5dj]

Nobody cares about Russians these days

[@vladimironoprienko7177]

I would say Luca - Lukich. We have a name Luka (very rare nowadays), the patronymic is Lukich.

[@lukasvishchev9110]

I agree with you. It’s Lukich🙈

[@freedomlife2024]

It's funny 😂 Lukicku Lakaka

[@petrklic7064]

Lukashenko :-D :-D

[@podsvinokSatani]

no it would be lukovich believe me)

[@lukasvishchev9110]

@@podsvinokSatani мэн.. прочитай мое имя и ты поймешь, что я в этом чутооок больше наверное знаю хахаха))))))

[@thomaszaccone3960]

Female Russian last names are so romantic souding

[@thomaszaccone3960]

@@jolapociepko7941 I don't support Putain. But that is a political issue. This is not a political post.

[@jolapociepko7941]

@@thomaszaccone3960 I know. Just reminding you what's going on and whose videos you are commenting, watching and liking. Elina Bakunova is connected to Kremlin's Russia Today TV. Have a good night.

[@thomaszaccone3960]

@@jolapociepko7941 🤨 I fly a Ukrainian Flag in front of my house.

[@jolapociepko7941]

@@thomaszaccone3960 Thank you, bro. That means a lot to me. It's jut that my heart is bleeding everytime I see cheers and likes for Elina Bakunova, a Russia Today soft propagandist, who travels the world and Russia falsely showing Russia and Russians as normal and civilized nation while at the very same time her people are exterminating my people Including civilians, kids and women. Every single comment like Love Russia, Love Russian names, Glory to Russia, Love Putin makes me think of thousands killed by those "normal Russians" in Bucha, Izyum, Kiev and tons of bombs falling every day on our homes. And those comments come mostly from countries like India, Brazil and very often Italy. Why Italy? I just dont understand.That hurts. You guys suffered so much in the past too... But thanks for your kind words and displaying the Ukrainian flag.. Good day, bro. Love from Ukraine, currentlly staying at a safe place in Poland with my kids.

[@thomaszaccone3960]

@@jolapociepko7941 God protect you and Ukraine from Putain.

[@maitreyajambhulkar]

My name is Maitreya Jambhulkar. The surname Jambhulkar refers to blackberry trees my ancestors used to own and protect. And also, Jambhul is a sub division of my tribe.

[@eemoogee160]

Blackberry tree? Blackberries are vines like raspberries.

[@rumpelstiltskin6965]

​@@eemoogee160In my opinion they are referring to Indian Black Cherry or Black Plum.

[@lubosdivisek7469]

I like this on russian names. Middle name taken from father.

[@deadcatbounce3124]

It's not truly a middle name though, it's the patronymic. As I understand it, and maybe someone who knows Russian culture better than me (who admits to knowing very little) can correct me, usage of the given name with the patronymic is somewhat in the middle ground of formality; ongoing contact yet not a close friend or family, such as an office setting.

[@lubosdivisek7469]

@@deadcatbounce3124 I know, I like this kind of family connection in the names.

[@nons5647]

It's not really a name. For example, you can go by your middle name, you can't go by your patronymic, unless it's a VERY informal situation, like for example, you are all very drunk and someone calls you by patronymic as a joke. Even so, it's kinda outdated

[@Miku0miku283]

​@@deadcatbounce3124I write through an interpreter, I'm from Russia. This is usually how principals, teachers and other people with similar status are treated

[@Hyperborea_001]

@@deadcatbounce3124 The use of the name and patronymic occurs either in a formal, working setting, or when referring to the interlocutor with respect, often to those who are older. It is allowed to use only the patronymic, but this is already an informal respectful, and even a little familiar address. This is allowed only if the interlocutors know each other well and are old acquaintances or friends.

[@pmurnion]

In Irish we have the same system. Its not used by English speakers but it is still used in the Gaeltacht (Irish speaking areas). So my father in law is called Máirtín and his father was called Eddie. So his full name is simply Máirtín Eddie. His daughter Eileen would be called 'Eileen Máirtín Eddie'. But (since Irish is a Celtic language) you can also use the matronymic, following your mothers side. So in my case since I'm a blow-in (outsider), locals would refer to my children using the matronymic

[@piersp38]

In reality the young guy maybe did not know it but for centuries and till WW1 in some regions till WW2 also the Italian language had the " father respectful form" to every name. In example my granfather his name was Giovanni, in the ID had as complete name Giovanni fu Giacinto. Where Giacinto was his father and " fu" past form of the verb " to be" meant from Who he was born. That was by law till 4 generations ago, specially during the Monarchy not in the Republican time. Ciao ❤

[@lolitavine9616]

Wow, interesting! Thank you for information. I didn't know that

[@folksurvival]

​@@lolitavine9616It was common in most of Europe I think until recently. For example Mac or Mc means Son Of. Then there are names like Magnusson (son of Magnus) etc.

[@ellengran6814]

In Norway we used to have the fathers name + sen . If your fathers name was Peter, your sirname would be Petersen. In ca 1915 we got a new law in regard to names = the name of a place/farm was your new sirname.

[@peteroz7332]

but that's slightly different topic than thd one spoken about in this video...🤔🤷‍♂️

[@LuiB]

Is it still sen even for daughters?

[@user-hm1zb8js5i]

​@Rui 566 It would be -datter in that case. This naming system is still user in Iceland.

[@sergioumlauf2736]

Allora ad ogni generazione ( padre- figlio) il cognome cambiava ? Incredibile !

[@Alejojojo6]

In Basque Surnames are related as well to farms/houses. So you were known by it and you were known in the community based on the house you came from. People in the family were born and died, but the farm was always there, at the center of family life. Some houses are 400 years old or more. Granparents, parents and their 8-12 kids all use to life in the farm. To name a few: - Etxebarria "The New House" - Legazpi "(Farm) At the bottom of the Hill" - Rekalde " (Farm) Close to the Riverbend" -Aroztegui "House of the Smith" - Elizalde; "(Farm) Close to the Church" - Larrañaga "(Farm) near the cultivated fields" -Portuondo "(House) near the Seaport" - Urrutikoetxea "The House far away" - Lizarraga "(Farm) In the Ashtree Forest"

[@tanjahuni8273]

My name Tanja (Tatjana) and my fathers name Ivan. So it would be Tatjana Ivanovna. 😅 .🇭🇷

[@podsvinokSatani]

but it is not?

[@Leon.Stanic]

@@podsvinokSatani No, because we don't have that in Croatia

[@flirtandfunTV]

Tanzania 😂

[@user-cr6vx6by1k]

The Croatian football player Luka Modric, his wife's name is Vanya . In Russia, Vanya (Ivan) is only a male given name. Also, for Russians, hearing hurts, in the west women are called Misha, in Russia this is only a male name😊

[@Leon.Stanic]

@@user-cr6vx6by1k Vanja is one of those names that are both male and female in Croatian, like Matija and Saša for example.

[@harunkhalidadeiza4372]

I really love the names, in fact I love Russia 🇷🇺 and Russians. I really wish I could live there 😊

[@mishaHrytsak]

Russia is a terrorist state

[@NobitaNobi-ut5kv]

I'm from India and i want to go Russia 🇷🇺❤️🇮🇳

[@mishaHrytsak]

@@NobitaNobi-ut5kv You are so stupid. Russia is a terrorist state

[@SHD41032]

I moved from Russia to London 9 years ago and now I sort of regret it 😢😢

[@fagiolification11]

Then why don't you go live there?

[@viktorija4485]

This is very beautyfull custom, and sounds nice, expecially for women. And respectfull to our parents. I like it very much!

[@Ennio444]

More interesting would be to ask what if Italian had Italian patronymics now. Medieval Italian did patronymics in several ways. Either Name + di Father's name (Niccolò di Bernardo) or Name + Fi'Name (Niccolò Fi'Bernardo) or even sometimes just the fossilised genitive of the name, Niccolò Bernardi, althoguh that could also be a plural, short for "Niccolò dei Bernardi", in which case it indicates the family, the Bernards.

[@CarlKahler]

Yes I like Russian names.

[@fialkapioniva9580]

. Лукич. Лукович чеснокович

[@earthdairy4278]

Its prety good to hold ur father moms name with u .....it make stong a bonding with u r parents and also beautifully mske us social animals

[@vinodterry2212]

I don't know if I like Russian names or not but really like and love you Elina Bakunova ❤

[@sirelkhatimfadl5850]

Nice , knowledge is spreading throughout the worlds

[@johnappleby405]

Always a pleasure to watch Eli's videos she is very articulate and charming.

[@kcvriess]

True redheads are soooo pretty 😍

[@Botoburst]

yes we are 👄

[@luigisantoriello3289]

As an Italian who's in love with Russian literature,yes Iove Russian names ❤

[@DovidGershom]

Love your show!

[@georgecini4294]

You's make a lovely couple ❤ have fun.

[@braca977]

James Bondovich 😂

[@user-yc5rw7rf8o]

James Alcoholovich Bond)

[@1johnnygunn]

It makes perfect sense, I mean with the scandinavian roots of the area

[@victorsecillo5788]

Still beautiful as ever elli👍

[@lindseymca6422]

In Scotland it was to put Mc or Mac before. Im McArthur

[@lemonz1769]

Very cute you two ☺️

[@magdishalash5195]

True

[@user-hm1zb8js5i]

Their children will look beautiful.

[@user-ip3im5tm2y]

​@@user-hm1zb8js5i Hahahahaha

[@Teefs143]

They're fking?

[@TeroristulPasnic]

Yes, they are logicals! I love russian people: smart, tough, sensuble and brave !

[@zozox2]

Yes i like them very much It Is such an interesting way of saying names!

[@williamjohnrigneyjr1839]

Beautiful lady! And smart. Introspective!

[@zaklinakovace6792]

I really like when you put your father name . It looks so royal and traditional. Like the books from Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy

[@kaonashi93]

Yes this is so interesting ❤

[@napriana]

I remember the name that Drac from "Hotel Transilvania" gave to her grandson, Danisavic. 😊

[@abdullahpakistanimalik1975]

Very nice and beautiful ❤️

[@onceamusician5408]

as an ardent russophile i russified my name many years ago while in school. i am stepan - this was simple but my father , as william translated to Guillaume so it was Guillaumovich. but i did not know this at the time so i chose something that sounded vaguely like that name, Vladimir hence Stepan Vladimirovich. and for my surname i chose somethin that sounded like my real name (Meekle) and settled on Mikhailovsky

[@drd6893]

I do love it! Ive always loved the Russian language. Its very beautiful and unique❤

[@jake-qn3tl]

So unique that all other Slavic languages are very closely related lol

[@improveofficial]

Riccardo sei dappertuttooooo 😂❤

[@rupertbhenry3659]

I like Russian Names!!!

[@gloconti]

“Being Gianmarcovich” is my favorite movie!😅

[@FrogeniusW.G.]

Scandies did that too. All English names with "son" or "sen" in the end come from Wikings back then. (~1000)

[@1skaldur]

Reminded me of beautiful classic russian literature

[@wilsonchen4978]

Very interesting ❤

[@ibrahimdihum9127]

Very cool and maybe very interesting

[@ashleybuck5374]

Nice to know!

[@thesanjam]

❤❤ Beautiful

[@kardinalcareokekylexy5738]

Congratulations!

[@ElifromRussia]

Write what your Russian patronymic would be 👇🏻

[@Trou-du-cul-bird]

Eguidyï Abdelkaderovitch...

[@louisbaudry1106]

Louis Jeanovich

[@marcelloholland5874]

Marcello Marcellovich

[@nezhinkayash]

Alyona Gerardovna

[@comfortablydumb5053]

In italiano si usa il “ genitivo di appartenenza”. I cognomi spesso derivano dal nome del padre. Di Matteo > Matteović Del Piero > Pierović Di Giovanni > Jovanović De Luca Oppure con il genitivo latino, sono i cognomi che terminano in -i. -ič, -ov/ova sono genitivi di appartenenza nelle lingue slave.

[@waynethorpe1341]

Thanks for that

[@VinupooniaBJP]

Very nice sar

[@andrewringuette4426]

Honestly it’s a nice way to honour your father.

[@user-pd2fx4xy9w]

HI Eli. Just wanted to check if you are still doing the Russian teaching classes. I am interested would like to join with me daughter.

[@esvedra2419]

Such sweet young gentleman!

[@rendoloter7433]

What about Johnson will that be sonoffvich?

[@nxtktube]

If your father named Johnson, you are Johnsovich/Johnsovna - M/F

[@malgrime]

@@nxtktube no. Johnsonovich/Johnsonovna

[@nxtktube]

@@malgrime could be

[@malgrime]

@@nxtktube no.

[@nxtktube]

@@malgrime yes

[@tanvirrahmanefty7186]

Cute AF...! BOTH

[@timjones1583]

I like the Patonimic tradition.

[@arunasimas]

Well we don't have petronyms ourself, but judging by my birth certificate as a non russian who was born in the USSR, Italian petronym might simply be Di Alberto, Di Mateo etc.

[@clandestine2162]

Yes!

[@santinikranz1644]

Ooohhh!! What's mine??? Amalia ❤

[@amonshumate4957]

Your hair looks very good up...Good luck.

[@AyaAli-sr6qe]

Omg, amazing

[@IvyFox1]

Hahaha love it!

[@user-hp2ex8tt9p]

Эли, Лукич))

[@soniyazas]

What I like is 1. The numerous diminutives, it used to confuse me so much when I was a kid reading Russian literature. 2. The use of both first name & patronymic in regular speech when referring to someone.

[@TheBigSheepS]

Che cosa c'entra Riccardo Zanetti in questo short? 😅😂

[@nicoladibara1936]

I think it is beautiful way of naming a person. And it makes sense. But, I am Croatian so …

[@yts70r135]

I'm Aleksandra but my father is Pasquale Will it be Paskualovna? 😅 Love patronymics

[@daddyfunky72ify]

No part of Russian name for me...just here to support u❤❤❤

[@abdullahallmaruf2013]

Я не знаю об этих именах, но ты мне нравишься Элли

[@williamtarabalka4920]

Bill often translates to [Billshytkykin] as well in advanced forms.

[@maxkho00]

In what language?

[@chetannagdeve7522]

Russian names always sounds cool 😎😎😎

[@albaclerd]

Vich kinna belongs to Serbian Yugoslavian surnames

[@petertatar7272]

ić😂 Gretings frome brother Serbia..

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

Ићћћћћ ,презирем латиницу

[@nkhappy1289]

Yes... Lovely

[@helgaioannidis9365]

Here in Greece we also use the name of the father. It's "name, surname, of (name of the father)" . E.g. Γιώργος Παπαδόπουλος του Ανδρέα. Sometimes the του is obmitted. Like on the bank cards you'd see that name written Georgios Papadopoulos Andreas. It becomes funny when the name, surname and name of father are the same like "Georgios Georgiou tou Georgiou"😂

[@allanzylbert1306]

I love this, and I experience this all the time with my wonderful Uzbekie Fiancé

[@killerclown9896]

Your just amazing

[@bobeczek01]

Nqck in rhe day we had something similar in Poland but it was more to do with women - they would have a different name as a daughter of a person and different as a wife . Example - if the name is Karolak then the wife is (mrs) Karolakowa and the daughter is Karolakówna.

[@Wil_Liam1]

Yes,I do like Russian names such as;Eli,Natasha,and several others..😊

[@StratKruzer]

I love Russian names.

[@kefayathussain8955]

He is your best friend right ❤

[@juncuenta5629]

I like the sound of its name very cool

[@tonylow9893]

Можете ли вы помочь мне проверить, сколько стоит изучение предмета географии?

[@ashiqtp5832]

❤😍

[@UAVTVideoTeam-qi3pj]

In China, the last name often comes before the first name. For example, Jackson Michael

[@joselitorosales7227]

I like Italian & Russian name very unique 👍

[@irmakalember3709]

Nice

[@chiarascura7574]

What’s the name of that music ?

[@Tiberianwarrior1]

What would Benyamin or Benjamin as a last name be as a Russian last name for a male?

[@5NAFreddyz]

In saudia arabia we have this Example: Your name: Amander Your fathers name: shawn Your last name: afton Amander shawn afton. (Not an actual name, last name inspired.)

[@irmakalember3709]

He is so cute

[@user-ut6lx3mm3r]

I have just started learning Russian language.

[@claralexandra]

I LOVE THEM❤

[@RinascimentoCulturale]

Hey Riccardo! Cosa fai qui?

[@fruitytarian]

Interesting, so its First name + Patronimic + Surname?

[@JesinaNeverCried_for_Argentina]

Ok maybe interesting for you its from a close relative: El... J...movna Sa.....wska (derived from an originally polish name ending on sky because of transcribition)

[@darinelizondo6185]

😊👍

[@nasibibnshah]

Yes

[@varchasvimenaria5854]

Yes I like. I m indian and love Russia and now Australia too❤😊

[@Seungmin_in_the_building_123]

My middle name is romanovna my dad's name is Roman so my full name is Isabella Romanovna Yashin

[@mikhailchanovich]

So there s no problem with my name right? Chan is my Family name, Mikhail is my Russian name.. 😊😊

[@nxtktube]

It's father name, not family name. Chan Mikhail Fathernameovich

[@mikhailchanovich]

@@nxtktube Oooohhh... I see.. Because for Chinese we are using Family name.. not Father's name.. Thx for sharing😃

[@nxtktube]

@@mikhailchanovich we use 3 names at once, familiyname, firstname, fathername officially in that order