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bryak
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Location: Edmonton, Canada
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 Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:03 pm Post subject: Name genders |
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| Is there any exception to the rule that Russian names ending in "a" or "ya" are always feminine? For example, somebody told me that the name Yuliya could belong to either a male or a female. |
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mediashark
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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Not as far as I know of... unless the names are of foreign origin.
Nicknames are an exception and are often feminine regardless the gender of the person. Boris--Borya, Yuri--Yura, Danil--Danila etc.
Yuliya?? |
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vitalsigns
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Annual cleaning 
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mediashark
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Ah, ok. I've seen that name as part of a last name before... |
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Keoki
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Location: Moscow
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: Name genders |
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[quote="bryak"]Is there any exception to the rule that Russian names ending in "a" or "ya" are always feminine?[quote]
It's possible if they're shortened, like Alexander = Sasha, Boris = Borya, etc. |
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vitalsigns
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:31 pm Post subject: Re: Name genders |
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Annual cleaning
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bryak
WayToRussified
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Location: Edmonton, Canada
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:15 am Post subject: David Duchovny |
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About? Well, my blog is mostly a David Duchovny fan site. You know, from the X-files and that really crappy movie with the giant spiders, can't remember the name. Actually, I think it's now the most popular David Duchovny site on the web.  |
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