Joseph Opatoshu | Name Change
Robert-Scott Ynkawen
From a new pronunciation, a name change occurred.
House Of Anichkov | Name Change
From a Russification of his name, a name change occurred.
House Of Famintsyn | Name Change
From a phonetic translation, a name change occurred.
Danilo Dostoevsky | Name Changes
Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky was descended from Russian nobility, specifically traced back to a Lithuanian man by the name of Danilo. Danilo Irtishch (fl. 1506) Nothing is known much about…
The Russian Word “Chuvak”
When I was learning Russian via subtitles on YouTube videos, I tried to take note of the instances of common words that were used. In the case of SimpleFlips, who…
After Nicknames And Pseudonyms
Balto-Slavic
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Indo-European
Name Changes
Where To Find Languages
Repnin | Name Changes
Prince Ivan "Repnin" Mikhailovich Obolensky This Russian family name originated with a member of the Obolensky royal family. Prince Ivan was given the nickname Repnyna, which is Russian for "bad…
Balto-Slavic
Celtic
Finno-Ugric
Germanic
Indo-European
Polyglots' Glots
Romance
Where To Find Languages
The Many Tongues Of Daniel Tammet | Hyperpolyglots’ Glots
Daniel Tammet is a savant with Asperger's Syndrome, who is well-known for breaking the world record for reciting the largest digits of pi, and for his wide array of languages…
Afro-Asiatic
Balto-Slavic
For Reclamation
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Indo-European
Name Changes
Punic
Semitic
Where To Find Languages
Abram Gannibal | Name Changes
A look into an African prince who would become Russian royalty.