Avvakir (russian: Авваки́р) is an old and uncommon Russian Christian
[Superanskaya, p. 31] male
first name
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First or 1st may also refer to:
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.
[Petrovsky, p. 31] It derives from the
Biblical Hebrew
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word ''abba'', meaning ''father'', combined with the first name
Kir.
Its
diminutive
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is Kira ().
The
patronymic
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Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
s derived from this first name are "" (''Avvakirovich''; masculine) and "" (''Avvakirovna''; feminine).
References
Notes
Sources
*А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. 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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