Kolyada’s name already ends with an A. Kolyadaya? Oh dear.
What’s his wife’s last name?
What confuses me more are the diminutive of names, like Alexandra/Sasha
Pogorilaya is an adjective meaning "whose house burned", with Pogorilyi as a masculine form.
Because Russian word 'тулуп' could mean both English-originated 'toe loop' (jump) and Turkic-originated 'tulup' (animal skin). It's called 'homonyms'.I would love to know why Google Translate always translates the Russian for 'toeloop' into 'sheepskin coat'!
It's easy. Alexandra -> Aleksasha -> Sasha.What confuses me more are the diminutive of names, like Alexandra/Sasha
No, she is Yagudina.Alexei Yagudin--> his daughter Michel Yagudina
No, she is Yagudina.
There is a thread in the Lutz Corner about pronouncing skaters names. Maybe it needs some updating if you have questions?
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56503-Help-Needed-pronouncing-Skaters-Names
The sound -yo- in Russian is written as letter ë which gets replaced with e for some reason (which is also used in Russian and produces -ye- sound). So names such as Fedor or Alena are actually Fiodor and Alyona while Elena or Valeria are pronounced as written.can someone explain if Elena is pronounced as it sounds? if Alena is really Aliona, is Elena Eliona? if not, why is it different vs Alena?
The sound -yo- in Russian is written as letter ë which gets replaced with e for some reason (which is also used in Russian and produces -ye- sound). So names such as Fedor or Alena are actually Fiodor and Alyona while Elena or Valeria are pronounced as written.
Elena is pronounced as Yelena. Alyona is a vernacular version of the name Elena (Yelena), but now it is more becoming an independent name.can someone explain if Elena is pronounced as it sounds? if Alena is really Aliona, is Elena Eliona? if not, why is it different vs Alena?
Because people now are too lazy to write dots over it.
No, it is all up to parents.Is it common in Russian to name siblings with very similar names?
Don't you think "Anne" and "Joanne" are similar and confusing?Anna and Yana especially are so similar just one has a y in front.
No, it is all up to parents.
Don't you think "Anne" and "Joanne" are similar and confusing?