East Slavic name

East Slavic naming customs are the traditional way of identifying a person's given name, patronymic name, and family name in East Slavic cultures in Russia and some countries formerly part of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.

They are used commonly in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and to a lesser extent in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.

Name Belarusian example Russian example Ukrainian example
First name (given name) Уладзімір, Uladzimir Владимир, Vladimir Володимир, Volodymyr
Patronymic Антонавіч, Antonavič Антонович, Antonovich Антонович, Antonovych
Family name (surname) Іваноў, Ivanoŭ Иванов, Ivanov Іванів, Ivaniv
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