Any surname, first of all, is a hereditary name passed down from generation to generation, which indicates that a person belongs to a certain family. At the same time, the surname always carries a characteristic of the family. And for someone who explores the family name, it is especially important and valuable that, along with the family name, the trait of character, the behavior of the ancestor is also inherited.
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The reason for the appearance of not every surname is simple to determine. And, starting the study, one should not forget that the path traveled by a surname from an ordinary word to a nickname and surname is not only long, but also unpredictable.
Take, for example, the all-Russian surname Blinov. It was not formed from the word "damn". And so. There was a man whose non-baptismal name was Damn. Why a person was given such a nickname is almost impossible to find out reliably. But this nickname gave life to the surname. After all, the name Blinov means - Pancake son, son of Pancake.
Some names can talk about the nature, behavior, physical qualities of the ancestor. For other surnames, as in the case of the Blinov surname, one can only speculate about the causes of the nickname, non-baptismal name.
To find out the secret of your family name, you can go one of three ways.
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First, go to the library and study books such as Unbegaun "Russian Surnames", Nikonov "Geography of Russian Surnames", Fedosyuk "Russian Surnames", etc.
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Secondly, you can use the services of Internet sites offering decryption of names.
And thirdly, you can go the longest and most expensive way and order a study of the family name with the simultaneous preparation of a family tree. Agencies involved in such studies involve in their work not only ordinary scientific works on onomastics, but also analyze sentinel, clerical, consumable, and church books. Naturally, such work can become an original and valuable gift-discovery, which will be passed on from generation to generation.
