/kloc-at the end of 0/0 century, Gulos, a descendant of the Orthodox Church. Archduke Vladimir married the Byzantine princess and made the Orthodox Church the state religion. Since then, Russia has begun an era of orthodox rule. At the same time, the custom of the church taking the Christian name during baptism also spread to Russia. That is to say, according to the regulations of the church, the child must be named when he is baptized, and the name he takes is the name of God celebrated on this day or within a few days between birth and baptism. This Christian name is recorded in the church calendar, so it is also called the calendar name. Other names are declared as nonstandard names and are not allowed to be given to children. Therefore, from the end of 10 century, church names gradually replaced the old Russian names. By the end of 17- 19 century, the old Russian names had been completely forgotten and were no longer used. In this way, before the October Revolution, all children in Russia took their Christian names. Therefore, in the past, it was not free for Russians to name their children, and the scope of naming was quite narrow. Most children's names are taken from more than 200 most commonly used names. According to statistics, there are 240 boys named "Ivan" and 200 girls named "Maria" in every thousand people. These names come from languages such as ancient Greece, Rome, ancient Egypt and ancient Judaism.
In daily life, people don't attach great importance to the meaning and origin of names, but every name, like other words, has its own history and original meaning. Almost all the names from ancient Greece emphasize people's spiritual or physical advantages, such as Andre-brave, yevgeny-noble, Gregory-full of spirit, Leonid-lion-like, yekaterina-pure, yelena-bright and. Most Latin names also indicate good personal qualities, such as "Victor"-winner, "Valentine"-health, "Victoria Tarril"-vitality, "Natalia"-nature, "Marina"-ocean. The difference between the names of ancient Jews and those of ancient Greece and Latin lies in their attitude towards God, such as Daniel, the court of God, Ivan, the gift of God, Ilya, the power of God, Ye Zaveta, the worship of God and Maria, the love of God. Russian and Slavic names also have their own common meanings, such as "Wajim"-rough, "Boris"-fighting for honor, "Rada"-lovely, "lyudmila"-loving people. In a word, Russian church names came from abroad and gradually became popular and used in Russia after the 10 century.
During tsarist Russia, a name category used by priests, especially monks, was formed, and priests and monks had to change their secular names to monks' names. The name kirill, the founder of Slavic alphabet, is the name of a monk, and his secular name is "Constantine". The names of such monks are gradually separated, and secular people almost no longer use them, such as Nikon, Andronik and Balacchi. However, monks' names use the same letters as secular names.
After the October Revolution, the church was separated from the state and schools, and parents gained the right to freely name their children. Most people don't pay attention to the content of children's names, as long as they sound good, and some are memorable names or names that parents earnestly hope and wish. As a result, some names that had not been seen before the October Revolution appeared. The emergence of new names is manifested in several aspects: first, parents began to form new names themselves, trying to reflect new events and new ideas, such as "Rev Mira"-world revolution, "Levjett"-revolutionary children, "Oktobrina"-October Revolution, "Ninier"-Lenin and so on. Secondly, foreign names are widely used, especially for girls, such as Evelina, Eliza, Jonah and Diana, and of course, for boys, such as Tom, Eduarte and Emile. For example, the name "Juliet" comes from Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. In 1930s, the fashion of giving children foreign names reached its climax. Third, some guslav names began to revive, such as stanislavski, Lyubova and Willistov. In short, giving children new names became a fashion at that time. Many people give their children names with specific meanings, and try to avoid meaningless letter combinations to make people understand their meanings. But in Russian, the tradition that names have nothing to do with meaning is deeply rooted, and many people are not used to new names. Not all children adopt new names, but most children still adopt traditional names.
What is the most common name in Russia? The most popular names are different in different regions and even different classes. Among farmers, the most common names are: gavrila, Yemenliyan, Tanga, Malhua, Derasim and Alina, which can be found everywhere in literary works. In the works of literary giants such as Necrasov and H.C. Turgenev, farmers are called in this way. Even now, you can see old people with such names in the countryside. However, in cities, such names are rare. This name is often associated with the image of oppression in rural areas in the past, so no one wants to give children this name now. However, names such as Nicholas, Alexander, Ivan, Peter, Anna and Maria do not bear the imprint of a particular class. All people, regardless of class, from princes and nobles to ordinary people, can be seen among farmers, citizens and workers and are widely used. The most common Russian name is Ivan, and one of the gods in folklore is Ivan Kupala. The summer solstice festival of Eastern Slavs is called Ivan's Day, which is a festival to pray for harvest, health and happiness. So Ivan is often synonymous with Russia. There are not many names commonly used by Russians, only dozens.