Avian (russian: Авиа́н) 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
Arts and media Music
* 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...
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[Superanskaya, p. 32] It was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official
Synod
A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word ''wikt:synod, synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin ...
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Menologium
Menologium (), also written menology, and menologe, is a service-book used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.
From its derivation from Greek , ''menológion'', from μήν ''m ...
at the end of the 19th century.
[Superanskaya, pp. 23 and 32]
It is possibly derived from the Greek word meaning ''not to live as a falsehood''.
Alternatively, it is possible that it was used as a name wishing someone long life.
References
Notes
Sources
*А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005.
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