Comments on: Mongolian surnames — kinda like Mongolian seafood http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/07/22/mongolian-surnames-kinda-like-mongolian-seafood/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:34:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Oscar http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/07/22/mongolian-surnames-kinda-like-mongolian-seafood/#comment-4782 Oscar Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:42:58 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=958#comment-4782 Actually, Russians typically use given name, followed by patronymic, then family name. In Icelandic, one has only given name and patronymic so that the son of Olaf Fridrijkson would be Utmar Olaffson. Actually, the patronymic thing is pretty standard Indo-european at least historically, if not recently Actually, Russians typically use given name, followed by patronymic, then family name. In Icelandic, one has only given name and patronymic so that the son of Olaf Fridrijkson would be Utmar Olaffson. Actually, the patronymic thing is pretty standard Indo-european at least historically, if not recently

]]> By: BigFire http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/07/22/mongolian-surnames-kinda-like-mongolian-seafood/#comment-4781 BigFire Thu, 22 Jul 2004 08:17:24 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=958#comment-4781 One way Russian name is constructed are: Firstborn male's firstname came from paternal grandfather's firstname, middle name came from maternal grandfather's firstname. Secondborn male's first name came from paternal grandfather's middlename, middlename came from maternal grandfather's middlename. I don't know the rule beyond the second male born. One way Russian name is constructed are:
Firstborn male’s firstname came from paternal grandfather’s firstname, middle name came from maternal grandfather’s firstname.

Secondborn male’s first name came from paternal grandfather’s middlename, middlename came from maternal grandfather’s middlename.

I don’t know the rule beyond the second male born.

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