Avenir (russian: Авени́р) is a Russian Christian 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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[Superanskaya, p. 22] Its feminine version is
Avenira Avenira (russian: Авени́ра) is a Russian non-canonical female 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
...
.
[Petrovsky, pp. 33–34] The name is derived from the
Biblical Hebrew word ''a
bnēr'', meaning ''father (god) is light''.
Its colloquial variant is Venir ().
The
diminutives of "Avenir" are Avenirka (), Ava (), Venya (), Vena (), Vira (), and Vera ().
The
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor.
Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
s derived from "Avenir" are "" (''Avenirovich''; masculine) and its colloquial form "" (''Avenirych''), and "" (''Avenirovna''; feminine).
See also
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Abner (name)
References
Notes
Sources
*А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005.
*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
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