The author posted a question in Society, Politics, Media
Why do you need a middle name? and got a better answer
Response from Колыван Поджопников[+++++]
We don't really need to.Just used to have two names like Eva-Maria.Later there were surnames, but they decided to complicate things and made patronymics and surnames like the Jews and Muslims?
Response from 0[+++++]
They just used to have two names like Eva and Maria. Later they changed their surnames and decided to make it complicated and gave them patronymics and surnames like the Jews and Muslims
They just used to have two names like Eva and Maria. Later they changed their surnames and decided to make it complicated and gave them patronymics and surnames like the Jews and Muslims
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must
must
Response from 0[+++++]
like fatherland, there's no reason, propagandists have fatherland all over the countries
like fatherland, there's no reason, propagandists have fatherland all over the countries
Response from 0[+++++]
No reason. It just is.
No reason. It just is.
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Used to be, for identification, today, an archaism. And this way you can also use your mother's name.
Used to be, for identification, today, an archaism. And this way you can also use your mother's name.
Response from 0[+++++]
And the last name? And the first name?
And the last name? And the first name?
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that he didn't forget his father.
that he didn't forget his father.
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Some peoples remember their ancestors for several generations. Names and places where they lived It helps in hard times, foreign places, find relatives, get help.
Some peoples remember their ancestors for several generations. Names and places where they lived It helps in hard times, foreign places, find relatives, get help.
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This came from the Bible, since you were once an Orthodox Christian people.
This came from the Bible, since you were once an Orthodox Christian people.
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Not to be confused with namesakes.
Not to be confused with namesakes.
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Since ancient times in Russia it has been customary to honor the father, the head of the family, and the patronymic indicates whose son or daughter you are. This is not only in Russia. In the West, too, such as President Donald Wilson Reagan or William Jefferson Bill Clinton. And Mitterrand's paternal and maternal name is François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand, which is a tricky one.
Since ancient times in Russia it has been customary to honor the father, the head of the family, and the patronymic indicates whose son or daughter you are. This is not only in Russia. In the West, too, such as President Donald Wilson Reagan or William Jefferson Bill Clinton. And Mitterrand's paternal and maternal name is François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand, which is a tricky one.