Avsey (russian: Авсе́й) is a Russian male
first name
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1).
First or 1st may also refer to:
*World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement
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.
[Petrovsky, p. 36] There are several theories as to its origins.
[Superanskaya, p. 30] According to one, it is simply a colloquial variant of the name
Yevsey.
[Petrovsky, p. 36] Another possibility is that "Avsey", as well as Asey () and Osey (), are colloquial variants of the name Absey (), alternatively spelled Apsey (),
which until the end of the 19th century was included into the official
Synod
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al
Menologium.
[Superanskaya, pp. 23 and 30] Finally, it is possible that "Avsey" derives from the
Old East Slavic
Old East Slavic (traditionally also Old Russian; be, старажытнаруская мова; russian: древнерусский язык; uk, давньоруська мова) was a language used during the 9th–15th centuries by East ...
word or ( or ), meaning ''
New Year's Eve
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to ...
'', which in ancient times corresponded to the first day of spring.
The
diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
of "Avsey" is Avseyka ().
The
patronymics derived from "Avsey" are "" (Avseyevich; masculine) and its colloquial form "" (Avseich), and "" (Avseyevna; feminine).
The
patronymics derived from "Absey" are "" (Abseyevich; masculine) and "" (Abseyevna; feminine).
[Petrovsky, p. 31]
References
Notes
Sources
*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
*А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005.
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Russian masculine given names