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Bogdan Bronitsyn
Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic names, Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavs, Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic languages, Slavic words '':wiktionary:Appendix:Proto-Slavic/bogъ, Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: дан), meaning "given". The name appears to be an early calque from Greek Theodore (name), Theodore (Theodotus, Theodosius (other), Theodosius) with the same meaning. The name is also used as a surname. Variations The sound change of 'g' into 'h' occurred in the Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, Belarusian language, Belarusian, Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, Slovak languages (hence ''Bohdan''). Although this sound change did not occur in the Polish language, either Bogdan or Bohdan may be used in Poland. Slavic variants include Bulgarian language, Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian Božidar (Божидар) and Polish Bożydar (other), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Names
Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western order" of "given name, surname", unless it occurs in an alphabetized list of surnames, e.g. " Bach, Johann Sebastian". In this, the German conventions parallel the naming conventions in most of Western and Central Europe, including English, Dutch, Italian, and French. There are some vestiges of a patronymic system as they survive in parts of Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, but these do not form part of the official name. Women traditionally adopted their husband's name upon marriage and would occasionally retain their maiden name by hyphenation, in a so-called '' Doppelname'', e.g. "Else Lasker-Schüler". Recent legislation motivated by gender equality now allows a married couple to choose the surname they want to use, including an option ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |