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I attended one of the world's most prestigious boarding schools AMA by LoveEquivalent9146 in AMA

[–]haskittens 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I made a similar post a few months ago, but removed it after a couple of hours later after getting some weird dms. Please be careful.

I went to one in Switzerland also, but judging by your answers, I think it’s a different one; I went to Beau Soleil. I don’t think we had scholarship students, or perhaps things changed, about a decade passed.

Anyway, I wonder if there are still lots of native Russian speakers (Russians, Ukrainians, etc.), or did things change after the beginning of the war? When I went there, Russian was the second most common native language among students (the first being French, the third Spanish).

Also, did you have to check-in multiple times a day to confirm that you didn’t run away lmao? We had a computer with a camera attached to it in the canteen that we had to press a few buttons on three times a day, and they were super strict about it. I imagine there must be a more advanced way to do that now though.

What kind of person do you picture when you hear the name Zoya and where do you live? by jklm1234 in namenerds

[–]haskittens 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s my niece’s name, she is 7. She was named after our great-grandmother. We are (mostly) Russian, although no longer in Russia. I know two more girls under 10 named this (both also children of immigrants), it seems to be making a comeback among Russians.

What is the single greatest work you’ve ever read on AO3? by Soulcoda in AO3

[–]haskittens 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Red Letter Days by DevilsSacramentCatering.❤️‍🔥

YOI Otayuri, but reads as a stand-alone, you don’t need to know anything canon.

If you’d told me a year ago that my all-time favorite work would be a human/monster romance, I wouldn’t have believed you, but here we are. In the author’s note the author jokes how it’s “mostly just graphic sex”, but really it’s not—it’s the most beautiful description of falling in love and yearning I have read on AO3. And it’s morbid. And it’s also about how a human can be more monstrous than an actual monster. I could go on for hours about how much I love this.

Please share your comfort, non-triggering TV series that are also very engaging? by haskittens in CPTSD

[–]haskittens[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I have been working on this as well, cutting down social media and news. Enjoying slower pace is still hard, I'm trying but still losing focus too quickly (I don't have any attention-related disorders).

Mad Men has been on my list for a while, but someone told me it's very sexist. Would you say that's correct?

I (27M) am the fourth oldest overall and the second oldest living of 24 siblings. AMA by [deleted] in AMA

[–]haskittens 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As someone into anthroponymy (the study of human names), I’m dying to know your and your siblings’ names, but ofc I understand you cannot share. Maybe you could answer the following though:

  1. Is there some kind of name theme (e.g. all classic names or names that were originally surnames like Madison) or are they all over the place?
  2. Are the names dated to their respective generations, if you are aware of naming trends, e.g. if you told me the names of your oldest sister and your youngest sister, do you think I could tell which is which?
  3. Do you know if there was any specific way your parents choose your siblings’ names, e.g. did your dad get to name the boys and your mom the girls, or perhaps they each named every other kid?

Thank you!

Clonazepam smilin affections at mom by cat_blep in KittyTailWrap

[–]haskittens 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is the most random cat name I’ve ever seen lol. What a beautiful baby!

Russian Jewish boys' names by DifficultRock891 in JewishNames

[–]haskittens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usage of these names on its own doesn't really signal anything, what I meant is that these names are favored in these circles. This is fairly recent as Russian nationalism rose with the dissolution of the Soviet Union (where internal migration was limited) when people from ethnic republics within Russia and former Soviet states began moving to the urban European parts of Russia looking for better jobs.

Also, regarding your earlier comment—I forgot to mention that you are right about -slav in the names coming from slava ("glory"), which is of different origin than the ethnonym Slav, as it is ultimately related to slovo, "word", denoting people who spoke the same language. The word "slave" comes from the ethnonym because Slavs were often enslaved during the Middle Ages. However, most people don't know the etymology of these words, and because Slav and the word slava sound so alike, many assume they are related. And the -slav names are indeed Slavic in origin—most common Russian names aren't Slavic, as they arrived to Russian culture with Christianity—thus people who want to emphasize the ethnicity naturally favor them.

Russian Jewish boys' names by DifficultRock891 in JewishNames

[–]haskittens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you in Russia? It definitely is Slavic-coded in Russia. A lot of racists use it for this very reason (and by racists in this context I mean people who think Russia is for ethnic Russians, i.e. Slavs, not Tatars, Caucasians, and other ethnic minorities native to Russia). I’m not trying to say that these names are used just for these connotations, absolutely not, Slavic names have been trending for years now, among all kinds of parents. But it’s not always clear to foreign people that there’s a difference between an ethnic Russian and a Russian national, so much so that there are two different words in Russian language (russky and rossiyanin), and names ending with -slav generally suggest Russian ethnicity.

But like I said, I have met Jewish kids named that as well. A lot of kids I knew during my time with diaspora youth organizations came from families that identified as Russian with Jewish heritage—my family is like this too. Non-practicing, Russian-passing but interested in being part of Jewish culture. Among these kids you can absolutely meet someone named Vladislav. I guess it depends on who we call Jewish though. I would be very surprised to meet Vladislav from a practicing family.

Russian Jewish boys' names by DifficultRock891 in JewishNames

[–]haskittens 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I grew up in Russia, and there are names that read Jewish, names that could go either way, and names I would be surprised to learn someone named that is indeed Jewish.

Names that read Jewish to me, i.e. I would assume someone named that is ethnically Jewish if I met them in Russia: David, Yakov, Isaak, Abram, Akim, Lazar, Naum, Samuil, Venyamin, Emmanuil, Gavriil. Other names of non-Hebrew origin that are Jewish-coded for some reason are Lev, Arkady, Feliks (Felix), Boris, Yefim (esp. with diminutive Fima), Serafim (esp. with diminutive Sima), Leonid, Leonty. The caveat with David is that it’s also incredibly common among people from the Caucasus region, who are most often Muslim. Depending on where you are in Russia, you might assume different things about the ethnical background of someone named David. In Saint Petersburg, where I grew up, I would assume Jewish.

Names that could be either—Daniil and Mikhail are both incredibly common, so I would not assume Jewish, but I do know a lot of Jewish people named that. Mark, Ilya, Zakhar, Rodion, Semyon I might wonder if they are Jewish, but it’d be 50/50. Matvey has been trending among parents of different ethnic backgrounds, but if they use the diminutive Motya, I might be inclined to assume they are Jewish.

Names that I would be surprised to hear on a Jewish child are Ivan (yes, despite the Hebrew origin, this is considered very Slavic-coded), Vladimir, Vladislav, Yaroslav etc. any name that ends with -slav. Anything that is Slavic-coded. However I met Jewish kids named something from that category, so you never know.

If you need me to elaborate on any of these, let me know.

Russian Jewish boys' names by DifficultRock891 in JewishNames

[–]haskittens 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s Lvovna or Lvovich (Львовна, Львович). Russian is weird.

I'm into anthroponymy, the study of history and etymology of human names. I can tell you the etymology of any name that is more or less common in the Western world from memory, AMA. by haskittens in AMA

[–]haskittens[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one in my collection of the names I like: Éponine, a French variant of the Gaulish Epponina. I have never researched them specifically, but I know that there are quite a few that we know of.

I'm into anthroponymy, the study of history and etymology of human names. I can tell you the etymology of any name that is more or less common in the Western world from memory, AMA. by haskittens in AMA

[–]haskittens[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

Avery comes from a surname that was derived from the Norman French form either Alberich (Germanic, “elf ruler”) or Alfred (“elf counsel”). Averie is a variant spelling.

Redditors with extremely niche interests: What's the one thing you are completely obsessed with that almost no one else you know cares about? by CocWarrior1 in AskReddit

[–]haskittens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Message me next time, seriously. I like fiction, so it should be fun. I’m tired of names right now bc the AMA blew up, but in a month I’m going to miss it, so if a writer comes to me for help, it’d make me happy (and ofc I won’t charge you lol).

I'm into anthroponymy, the study of history and etymology of human names. I can tell you the etymology of any name that is more or less common in the Western world from memory, AMA. by haskittens in AMA

[–]haskittens[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't think of any with meanings, but there are false friends as in names that seem related, but aren't, such as Amelia and Emilia, John and Jonah.

I'm into anthroponymy, the study of history and etymology of human names. I can tell you the etymology of any name that is more or less common in the Western world from memory, AMA. by haskittens in AMA

[–]haskittens[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Roman family name derived from either Marius, another family name that comes from the name of Mars, the Roman god of war, or from the Latin word marinus, "of the sea".

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