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The most Russian name ever (i.imgur.com)

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[–]Captainpiky 79 points80 points ago

Russian variant of John Doe is Ivan Ivanovitch Ivanov.

Ivanovsky is not a proper Russian Surname..it kinda feels Polish or Russian-Jewish.

[–]MadZ111 28 points29 points ago

Yeah. I am Russian and here name Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov is used on like credit card advertisements or when you go to something that requires some paperwork, lik visa office, they would have that name on sample forms with examples of how to fill them in. So Ivanov is Russian form of it and Ivanovsky is very Polish.

[–]K0TO 9 points10 points ago

Yes, I can confirm this.

I wonder what the reason is for the misconception that most Russian surnames end in -sky instead of -ov/ev?

[–]Den0702 1 point2 points ago

It's not a misconception, there are lots of Russians with surnames ending in -sky. Tchaikovsky and Dostoyevsky are probably the most popular ones. They might take their roots from poland though.

Actual Russian surnames end with -ov, -ev and -in.

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      [–]TheSonofMrGreenGenes 91 points92 points ago

      Not as classic as Russian Guyovich.

      [–]cosby8 20 points21 points ago

      the best damn exchange henchman to ever hench.

      [–]deathbytray 8 points9 points ago

      He has a goatee... obviously he's evil.

      [–]MisterFaxSender 11 points12 points ago

      I am, how you say, Russian Guyovich,

      [–]BluePubicHair 5 points6 points ago

      and not as bad as this

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        [–]guignoleyes 165 points166 points ago

        Ivana know the source.

        [–]shoePaladin 68 points69 points ago

        Patlabor TV Series

        [–]guignoleyes 16 points17 points ago

        Smashing, thank you!

        [–]The_Painted_Man 117 points118 points ago

        Smashing?

        [–]guignoleyes 50 points51 points ago

        Excellent! Shall we keep this going?

        [–]The_Painted_Man 40 points41 points ago

        I am afraid i have limited supply!

        [–]Blazeinpain 37 points38 points ago

        Guys, it's time to drop it

        [–]Valys 4 points5 points ago

        What's the actual song playing? Also, I thank you for the amazingness.

        Edit: It says in the video...

        [–]XDME 1 point2 points ago

        wish the video actually went for the full duration instead of just suddenly ending

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          [–]HashCatchEm 2 points3 points ago

          best one yet

          [–]kibbity 57 points58 points ago

          http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzjr0elclV1qhejn4o1_500.jpg

          [–]zalemam 10 points11 points ago

          we have a winner

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                [–]danth 9 points10 points ago

                Thanks! The artwork didn't look shitty, so I figured it was from the 80's.

                [–]crnulus 9 points10 points ago

                Someone hasn't seen Redline...

                [–]danth 5 points6 points ago

                Haha, fair enough. I actually pre-ordered Redline, and I think it's pretty awesome looking.

                [–]crnulus 3 points4 points ago

                I don't want to be that guy that over hypes stuff, but Redline was fantastic. I highly recommend looking into the history of its development, it's incredible.

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                  [–]rubelmj 16 points17 points ago

                  Fucking amen. I hate how anime turned into shoestring budget productions with androgynous characters.

                  [–]renvi 6 points7 points ago

                  Poor budget on animation =/= bad anime. It could have poor animation but still be an amazing series.

                  [–]danth 9 points10 points ago

                  Yeah, and also how now anime is about high school melodrama and not awesome robots shooting at each other.

                  [–]SelfProclaimedNerd 16 points17 points ago

                  robots... shooting each other... watch gurren lagann

                  [–]messem10 19 points20 points ago

                  ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH!

                  [–]Hazlet95 1 point2 points ago

                  Or Code Geass

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                    [–]Hessmix 6 points7 points ago

                    THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH SLICE OF LIFE ...did I just...

                    runs back to his hideaway

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                              [–]netoholic 88 points89 points ago

                              Translation: John Johnson Johns (or John, Son of John, of the Johns).

                              [–]mogifax 87 points88 points ago

                              Close, but no cigar. Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov's Anglo equivalent would be John Johnson, Jr.

                              Ivanovich is a patronymic, meaning that his Dad's first name was also Ivan. Patronymics end with -vich for boys and -vna for girls.

                              Edit: a fellow redditor pointed out that Jr. can only be used if we're assuming his father's name was exactly the same, which means grampa's first name should also be Ivan.

                              Charlie Sheen's full Russian name would therefore be Carlos Ramonovich Estevez (Карлос Рамонович Эстевез)

                              Angelina Jolie's full Russian name would be Angelina Jonatanovna Voight (Анжелина Джонатановна Войт)

                              Edit: random edits. Also, the westerners 99% of the time get the accent in the patronymic wrong. The way westerners say it (with accent towards the end of the word) makes it sound like a Polish or Jewish last name. Russians place the accent on the second syllable -- i-VA-novich, not i-va-NO-vich. The accent from the original name is preserved. The father's first name was i-VAN, not i-va-NOv.

                              [–]dianthe 37 points38 points ago

                              I'm a Russian living in USA... I have to explain what a patronymic is every time someone asks me my middle name :(

                              [–]mogifax 15 points16 points ago

                              Oh man, I can do a solid 20 minutes of complaining on this. First, they should allow you to tweak the name however you want when you get your first travel passport. All people named Ivan Anatolievich Smirnov, Ivan Valerievich Ivanov, or Ivan Aleksandrovich Sidorov need an option to officially become Ivan Anatoly Smirnov, Ivan Valery Ivanov, Ivan Alexander Sidorov. It's completely useless to drag all the suffixes with you into every piece of paper your name will be stamped and laminated on.

                              Second, they need to stop trying to standardize all transliteration rules. As of recently, the herpa derps at the foreign ministry are forcing surnames like Yatsenko and Sokira to be written into the system as "IATSENKO" and "SOKYYRA" because -- don't you know -- the "ya" sound is ALWAYS written as "IA", and the Ukrainian closed syllable "i" sound is not sounding Ukrainian enough without the "YY". Tards.

                              I've seen people not allowed to board their plane because of one letter difference in tickets/documents. So dumb.

                              [–]dianthe 3 points4 points ago

                              Yeah the whole spelling thing can be a real pain.

                              I remember when I was little all of Russian last names had a French spelling in passports, then everything got switched over to English spelling resulting in a rather different latin letter spelling of my family's last name. I was too young to really remember if we had any troubles because of that, I just remember I had to re-learn how to spell my last name in latin letters which was annoying in itself... especially when you have a name as long as mine!

                              [–]mogifax 1 point2 points ago

                              Yes! I actually remember all the 'ya' and 'ye' sounds were written like 'ja' and 'je' ... "v" was "w", German-style. "Ts" was just "c". Ugh.

                              [–]ice_freezer 2 points3 points ago

                              You don't tell. I've been assisting a man who wants a residence permit in Ukraine. Out of three times he crossed the border coming here they transcribed his surname from English into Ukrainian differently. Each. Goddamn. Time.

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                                [–]lolodotkoli 3 points4 points ago

                                Amen me too

                                [–]mavriksfan11 3 points4 points ago

                                We have the same for Arabs, holy hell it sucks because everyone assumes that with a name that ends in "al-[insert literally anything here]" you must be a terrorist.

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                                  [–]Chren 5 points6 points ago

                                  A handy guide to Russian names

                                  [–]mogifax 2 points3 points ago

                                  that's good stuff

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                                    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

                                    "Johnson" ("John's son") is a closer translation than "Jr." ("named after his father"), since the first name doesn't matter with "–son" just like "–vich".

                                    [–]netoholic 1 point2 points ago

                                    The "Jr." isn't a correct translation as there's no equivalent. For it to be correct, we have to assume his father also shared the exact same entire name as that is the convention by which "Jr." is applied to Anglo names. The rest of your information about patronymics is correct though.

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                                        [–]Cptn_Awesome 243 points244 points ago

                                        Decendant of Anton Antonov Antonovich

                                        [–]MadWombat 32 points33 points ago

                                        Reverse order, true Russian would be Anton Antonovich Antonov

                                        [–]wessubba 18 points19 points ago

                                        Actually, the Russian middle name is called the patronymic with the suffix -ovich for males and -ovna for females. Thus, it can be inferred that Ivan is named for his father, Ivan.

                                        [–]CoffeeIsMyConstant 0 points1 point ago

                                        What about Milla Jovovich? Shouldn't she be Milla Jovovna instead?

                                        (edit) Thanks RoFox for the explanation. TIL if I post a reply before checking out someone's wiki link, I'm gonna have a bad time.

                                        [–]RoFox 7 points8 points ago

                                        Jovovich is her last name, not her patronymic. From wikipedia: "Some South Slavic surnames (usually Serbian, Croatian or Bosnian) look morphologically identical to East Slavic patronymics, but do not change form between masculine and feminine: Milla Jovovich and not 'Jovovna'. In addition, these surnames cannot be contracted using the pattern described above, and generally carry the stress on a different syllable. Examples include Mikhail Andreyevich Miloradovich and Vladislav Khodasevich."

                                        [–]I_REMOVE_COCKS 298 points299 points ago

                                        Vodka Vodkanov Vonkanonanonanavich

                                        [–]Arthean 99 points100 points ago

                                        Vonkanonanonanavich sounds like a damn sexy drink.

                                        Also, it's own drunk test.

                                        [–]DynamiteWthLaserBeam 33 points34 points ago

                                        Oh, I've had one of those before turns out its just a 3 gallons of vodka

                                        It's designed to kill anyone who drinks it and isn't Russian

                                        EDIT: I'm not Russian and I'm dead

                                        [–]Willyjwade 10 points11 points ago

                                        I'm Russian and I'm also dead, but alas my death was due to the horrible syphilis not the Vonkanonanonanavich.

                                        [–]Lusankya 2 points3 points ago

                                        Hey, it beats the inevitable exile to Siberia.

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                                          [–]Dosko 2 points3 points ago

                                          how do you order one after a few drinks?

                                          [–]RafaDDM 33 points34 points ago

                                          is he related to Vodka Drunkenski?

                                          [–]gulpeg 7 points8 points ago

                                          Cousin of Putin Puta Putinski

                                          [–]wheresmyhouse 4 points5 points ago

                                          Grandson of Yuri Yurov Yuronivich.

                                          [–]bluegoon 10 points11 points ago

                                          Demetri Demtrijev Demitrivnovskivetch...kapova

                                          [–]solistus 15 points16 points ago

                                          Well, Ivanovitch means 'son of Ivan', so his father's name is also Ivan Ivanovsky.

                                          [–]nikchi 1 point2 points ago

                                          From this may be able to deduce that his grandfathers name was also ivan, making the fathers full name, Ivan ivanovich ivanovsky.

                                          [–]A_Breath_Of_Aether 9 points10 points ago

                                          Not necessarily. The father's patronimic isn't known. All we can deduce is that the grandfather's last name is Ivanovsky.

                                          [–]Soviet_Waffle 7 points8 points ago

                                          Russian here, if he was a decendant of Anton Antonov Antonovich he would be

                                          Ivan Antonov Antonovich

                                          The middle name in Russian always refers to the father.

                                          [–]SolomonGomes 22 points23 points ago

                                          Any relation to Soda Popinski?

                                          [–]kpanzer 17 points18 points ago

                                          Isn't that Bald Bull? Soda Popinski is more.... well, pink-o.

                                          [–]SelectaRx 16 points17 points ago

                                          Funfact: Soda Popinkski's original name was Vodka Drunkenski. Apparently, Nintendo thought the most controversial aspect about him was his name and it's relationship to alcoholism.

                                          [–]imbored53 13 points14 points ago

                                          Despite all of his dialogue being clear references to alcoholism... Even a 6 year old me could tell what was supposed to be in that bottle. And while were on the topic of controversial, what was the deal with Piston Honda's Japanese.

                                          [–]viepro 11 points12 points ago

                                          Honestly, if you got hit in the head for a living that's probably all you would be able to say as well.

                                          [–]SelectaRx 5 points6 points ago

                                          Brain damage, I'm guessing.

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                                            [–]roguemenace 4 points5 points ago

                                            Ya, Popinski has pink skin and wears a red speedo.

                                            SOurce: Youtube

                                            [–]Potater757 2 points3 points ago

                                            That's not Popinski, that's Bald Bull. When you google "soda popinski" the majority of pictures on the first page are of popinski, you should've been able to see the difference. You had one goddamn job.

                                            [–]qwak 7 points8 points ago

                                            Actually, the middle name Ivanovich is a patronymic. Ivan is actually named after his father.

                                            If this was Ivan's daughter, then perhaps she would be named Ivana Ivanovna Ivanovskaya, which are the feminine forms of the patronymic and family name - at least as best as i can suggest given that i only know a bit of russian. (see wikipedia if you're interested).

                                            Also, for the sake of completeness, names ending in 'sky' are often Polish rather than truly Russian.

                                            [–]cauchy37 2 points3 points ago

                                            Names that end with -ski, -cki, -dzki, -sik, -cik are of Polish descent, connected with Szlachta (or Nobility). (Source)

                                            [–]Walletau 0 points1 point ago

                                            Not quite.

                                            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

                                            My name's Anton...

                                            [–]dianthe 0 points1 point ago

                                            *Anton Antonovich Antonov

                                            Antonov is the last name, Antonovich is a patronymic :P

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                                              [–]Vaynax 11 points12 points ago

                                              Ivanovsky is Polish. You want Ivanov. Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov. THAT is the most Russian name ever. Or perhaps Владимир Владимирич Владимиров. In Russian the first name is normal, the middle name is always your father's name + 'ich' at the end, and your last name ends in ov/ev for males and ova/eva for females. You can see Cptn_Awesome and I_REMOVE_COCKS are doing it wrong: having mixed up the middle/patronymic and family names.

                                              [–]NakedMarshall 29 points30 points ago

                                              Ivan ivanovitch is the russian equivalent to John Doe

                                              [–]wolf550e 22 points23 points ago

                                              John Johnson Jr.

                                              [–]Terr_ 3 points4 points ago

                                              John Doe Junior?

                                              ('Cause the middle name refers to the father's given name, so Ivan, son of Ivan, etc.)

                                              [–]Kongo204 0 points1 point ago

                                              Came here to say this. Also Joe Blo (in America) and Joe Blogs (in Britain)

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                                                [–]shenkel 16 points17 points ago

                                                Wrong

                                                [–]mustachifyer 16 points17 points ago

                                                that's better

                                                [–]icalledshotgun 5 points6 points ago

                                                Needs more Ivan.

                                                [–]IvanTheDominator 7 points8 points ago

                                                Checking in.

                                                [–]wcstcomic 6 points7 points ago

                                                Ivanov is a more Russian name than Ivanovsky

                                                [–]gloilin 22 points23 points ago

                                                Ivanovsky? Sounds Polish.

                                                [–]Soviet_Waffle 15 points16 points ago

                                                Yep, the Russian version would be just Ivanov.

                                                [–]crapfoodpants 6 points7 points ago

                                                Confirmed. Ivanovsky sounds a bit Jewish actually.

                                                [–]Soviet_Waffle 2 points3 points ago

                                                Jewish would probably be like Ivanman.

                                                akin to:

                                                Saharov -> Saharovich -> Zukerman

                                                [–]Doc88 10 points11 points ago

                                                Absolutely not. Polish have more of the Sh sound in their vocabulary.

                                                [–]MadWombat 16 points17 points ago

                                                And more stringed consonants. Grdzhemilski or Strpvetzki

                                                [–]theodrixx 6 points7 points ago

                                                Gesundheit.

                                                [–]Shanhaevel 5 points6 points ago

                                                Polish here. It does sound Polish, we're Slavs after all and some of our surnames overlap actually. Truth is, if you guys learn one of these: Polish, Russian, Czech, Ukrainian, Belorussian or Slovak you'll be able to communicate all around here. There's also some Slavs down to the South, like Serbs and Bosnians, but truth be told I never heard them speak, so I have no idea how far are they from our language here. Back to the topic: I mean, it may or may not be a native name to our lands, I'm not into that kind of research, but you'll definitely find a lot of Ivanovskys in Poland. Not to mention all the Kowalskis of course. Along with the one from Killzone, who I am proud of as a true gaming patriot. Did that sound weird?

                                                [–]cu0 2 points3 points ago

                                                This sound Czech-like.

                                                By the way Polish Ivan is Jan and this translates to John.

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                                                    [–]Icanhazcomment 0 points1 point ago

                                                    Sounds Serbian to me.

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                                                      [–]PockyFox 4 points5 points ago

                                                      Detective Conan!?

                                                      [–]ohcumgache 7 points8 points ago

                                                      I personally know a guy named Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov.

                                                      [–]txn9 16 points17 points ago

                                                      names that end with sky are mostly of polish decent. my dads being ninovsky

                                                      [–]ineedmoresleep 7 points8 points ago

                                                      yes, and of course there can't be an overlap between polish and russian names. nevermind that they are both slavic and all...

                                                      [–]txn9 10 points11 points ago

                                                      each slavic country has its last names that look alike. for Poland it is sky. Russia has many rovs. ukrainians are chko, nko. im just saying that yes names can mix but if you're a russian with a name of sky you are most likely of polish decent or a polish man with a name like horoshko you're family at a point was in ukraine...

                                                      [–]dianthe 4 points5 points ago

                                                      Yep, I'm Russian but my maiden name is actually of Belorussian decent as it ends in "nko". My mom had a typical Russian maiden name ending in "ova". I think people from Slavic countries are much more aware of these differences than Westerners because to Westerners all of our last names sound the same. I always knew my last name wasn't Russian when growing up because it was actually quite unique in St. Petersburg, very rarely have I met other people at school whose name ended in "nko" or "chko".

                                                      [–]snackburros 3 points4 points ago

                                                      Ski/skii/sky/skiy is a name indicating "from a place" so theoretically it can be from anywhere in the former Russian Empire and Eastern Europe. The ov/ev/in form is really just a shortened form of the former. Neither is specifically indicative of place of origin like enko/ych is indicative of Ukrainian origin.

                                                      [–]cu0 4 points5 points ago

                                                      You're right. Note, that the -ski suffix is most popular in Poland. That's because most Polish noble's names is ending with it. After ground giveaways by tsar peasantry often used this suffix by remaking their own surnames or they used the whole nobility's names. And that's why almost every Pole has -ski name. Russian nobility often had -ov endings, for example Romanov, but Shuysky. Ruthenian nobility was rather small and then unificated with Polish, so it's rare to hear Ostrogsky or Wishnyovetsky names on Ukrainian or Belarusian streets.

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                                                        [–]daaaamngirl88 3 points4 points ago

                                                        Or Jewish. Russian Jew here with sky at the end of my last name.

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                                                          [–]CoyoteStark 3 points4 points ago

                                                          Helloski! I am Russian Guyovitch!

                                                          [–]Evanescene6 18 points19 points ago

                                                          Boris Borisov Borisovich

                                                          [–]walkerforsec 2 points3 points ago

                                                          -ovich ending is 99/100 times the patronymic, meaning that name goes in the middle!

                                                          [–]War_and_Oates 5 points6 points ago

                                                          "Boris. Why always Boris."

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                                                            [–]igorkaz92 8 points9 points ago

                                                            Alexander Matrosov. You're welcome Reddit. Google this man.

                                                            [–]niddhogg666 2 points3 points ago

                                                            wow ,this guy makes simo hayha look like a wimp.

                                                            [–]Magnum86 4 points5 points ago

                                                            Akaky Akakievich

                                                            [–]iamleighanne 7 points8 points ago

                                                            Does that translate as John Johnson Johnson?

                                                            [–]JoseFernandes 3 points4 points ago

                                                            Ivan Ivanovitch Ivanovsky, you stereotypically named bastard.
                                                            Haven't seen you since the Ivan Drago lookalike contest of '94.

                                                            [–]mjakemann 4 points5 points ago

                                                            What show is that screenshot from?

                                                            [–]daaaamngirl88 3 points4 points ago

                                                            In Russia your middle name is always your fathers. They wouldn't even say your last name, just your first name followed by your father's name. So it's actually common to have two of the same names if you were named after your father.

                                                            [–]dabezian 1 point2 points ago

                                                            But what about my friend Dmitri? Dmitri Dmitri Dmitridev. Most common name in all motherland.

                                                            [–]richertai 4 points5 points ago

                                                            Anglicized: John Johnathan Johnson

                                                            [–]manofphat 0 points1 point ago

                                                            I've given you so many upvotes

                                                            [–]bertbargo 0 points1 point ago

                                                            Patlabor is my absolute favorite and one of the most underrated animes I've ever seen

                                                            [–]HeresJuanny 2 points3 points ago

                                                            I actually know a Vladimir Vladimirov Vladimirov, no joke. We call him Triple V.

                                                            [–]Revlong57 2 points3 points ago

                                                            It's missing a yuri in there.

                                                            [–]twitch1982 0 points1 point ago

                                                            Damn, Japs be fucking racists.

                                                            [–]Lord_Fapsturbate 2 points3 points ago

                                                            I knew somebody whose name is Igor Kalashnikov

                                                            [–]keyboardDummy 1 point2 points ago

                                                            I was laughing even before i clicked on the link

                                                            [–]lowsh 2 points3 points ago

                                                            i give you the grave of fedor fedorovich fedorovskij: http://imgur.com/08ryi

                                                            [–]bleedingvagina 2 points3 points ago

                                                            From Russian wiki: Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Aleksandrov - a pianist; Vasily Vasilievich Vasiliev - a soldier; Nikolai Nikolayevich Nikolsky - a biologist; Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov - a mathematician.

                                                            [–]chemical_imbalance 1 point2 points ago

                                                            Boris

                                                            [–]Stjepo 1 point2 points ago

                                                            John, young son of John, of the Johnson's ilk...

                                                            [–]necroblze 0 points1 point ago

                                                            Vlad Vladov Vladovsky Nikolai Von Vodka

                                                            [–]blarfmar 2 points3 points ago

                                                            It's actually more of a Ukrainian or Polish one. Russian one would be Ivanov

                                                            [–]EricIsHsieh 1 point2 points ago

                                                            Ok so I'm reading Dr Zhivago for my Acdec class... There is an Ivan Ivanovich and Nikolai Nikolaievich -_- Apparently the vich stands for "son of"

                                                            [–]autodefenestrator 6 points7 points ago

                                                            Apparently the vich stands for "son of"

                                                            Nearly; it's the form to mark the patronymic. -yich/-yevich/-ovich for males and -yevna/-ovna/-ichna for females.

                                                            [–]Captainpiky 2 points3 points ago

                                                            And they didn't have surnames originally, just Name + Patronym. I think Icelandic people still have that naming convention of all modern European nations.

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                                                                [–]Nosoyivan 0 points1 point ago

                                                                damn...

                                                                [–]ultimate_jack 1 point2 points ago

                                                                I worked with a guy named Vladamir Popov. That was pretty Russian.

                                                                [–]AkiraChi -1 points0 points ago

                                                                Katakana in background...

                                                                [–]iiivvvaaannn -1 points0 points ago

                                                                Best name ever

                                                                [–]IronOxide42 0 points1 point ago

                                                                A few friends of mine did a military RPG awhile back. My character was Pvt. Petrovinskivich.

                                                                [–]j1mb0 1 point2 points ago

                                                                Vladimir Vadimovich Vysotsky.

                                                                That was the name of a calc professor I had.

                                                                [–]Pokemaniac_Ron 0 points1 point ago

                                                                III: I need photos! Photos of Spider-Mecha!

                                                                [–]mi_nombre_es_ricardo 0 points1 point ago

                                                                His friends call him Pete.

                                                                [–]wrecktonomic -1 points0 points ago

                                                                I have a buddy named Mikhail Ramius Maduska... That's some Russian shit right there.

                                                                [–]Sadlavalamp 3 points4 points ago

                                                                No actually, just the Mikhail part is Russian. Source: Russian

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                                                                  [–]franklinbrown 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  My uncle's name is Abraham Abe.

                                                                  [–]ivan-a-tena 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  My name is ivan. Haha bow down beetches.

                                                                  [–]PhilyTheMaster 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  One day in the life of Ivan Ivanovich.

                                                                  [–]gagauz 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  No lie, I have an uncle named Ivan Ivanchuk

                                                                  [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Is this anime any good? I must know, you know, for science.

                                                                  [–]That1Mexicann 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  My name's Ivan. I think my dreams of living in Russia seems better.

                                                                  [–]dunbarisbored 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Fran Stalinovskovichdavidovitchsky from Romanovia is my favorite of eastern european origins (dodgeball fame)

                                                                  [–]MalcolmXXX 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I recently ordered a Soviet-era vostock watch from a Ukrainian fellow named Vladimir Smirnoff.

                                                                  [–]BabiSealClubber 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Crazy Ivan!

                                                                  [–]goteamnick 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  What, am I meant to be impressed with this fictional character's name? Maybe this would be funny if it were a real person's name. Here's hoping the scriptwriter is lazy as opposed to just boring.

                                                                  [–]happyCuddleTime 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I want to do an FTFY where I rewrite that in Cyrillic. But I don't know Cyrillic.

                                                                  [–]BankerWhoLeavesAt420 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I once knew a Bulgarian guy named Igor, and we always talked about how generic his name was. Then I found out his full name, Igor Borislav.

                                                                  [–]SillyMarbles -1 points0 points ago

                                                                  In Russia, you're so Russian queen shits you.

                                                                  [–]mogifax 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Yo dawg, I heard you like Ivan ...

                                                                  [–]taosd 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Reminds me of the Raiden look-alike in Metal Gear Solid 3. Ivan (Raiden) Raidenovitch Raikov.

                                                                  [–]SpeakNerdyToMe93 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Reminds me of that girl in Dodgeball on White's team haha

                                                                  [–]shotty_t 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  0.°

                                                                  [–]jp3243 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Isn't this a character in Doctor Zhivago?

                                                                  [–]vstaros 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  A Russian professor of mine at my University name is... Max Maximov.

                                                                  [–]jetsparrow 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Don't forget Svetlana Borshtynskovskiska

                                                                  [–]Sander_Z 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Completely serious, there is a professor at my University named Ivan Ivanov

                                                                  [–]captain_arminass 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  This kind of thing is pretty common. You'd know this if you weren't a fucking fat reddit neckbeard posting anime screenshots while masturbating with a sephiroth doll shoved deeply up your ass.

                                                                  [–]Megabroski 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  TIL my name is russian

                                                                  [–]nepidae 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  To be honest most russian names sound very russian to me.

                                                                  [–]emohipster 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Ivanovitiviskivitch.

                                                                  [–]neurone214 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Brothers Karamzov?

                                                                  [–]2012ist 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Or maybe most jewish name: "The name is ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן (pronounced [joχanan]), short for יהוחנן ([jəhoχanan]), meaning "Yahweh is merciful" (from Wiki)

                                                                  [–]kill_terrorist_pigs 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  They went too far and ruined it!

                                                                  Should be: Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov ;)

                                                                  [–]RockyPowPow 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I thought this came from Monster, which is by far, one of the greatest animes ever.

                                                                  [–]kolm 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  After emigrating he was known as John Jona Johnsson.

                                                                  [–]ayeyeye 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I always thought it was Ivan Russianovitch Russianovsky

                                                                  [–]aprofessionalrussian 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I read in some article that Aliya Mustafina's coaches name is Alexander Alexandrov

                                                                  [–]Demroth 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Looks like Jackie Chan Adventures.

                                                                  [–]AlcoholiCalifornian 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  while watching the olympic coverage on nbc, i heard one of the announcers mention a russian gymnastics trainer named Alexander Alexandrov (probably spelled incorectly).

                                                                  [–]theartfulcodger 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Actual lines from Peter the Great, (1986) starring Maximillian Schell:

                                                                  Drunken Emperor Peter, wandering the empty halls, to midnight shift palace guard: "So tell me, what do the ordinary people think about Mother Russia? What do you think about Mother Russia, Ivan Ivanovitch?"

                                                                  "Honourable Emperor, my name is not Ivan Ivanovitch."

                                                                  "Do you ever actually think about Russia, Ivan Ivanovitch?"

                                                                  "Honourable Emperor, my name is not Ivan Ivanovitch."

                                                                  "Do you ever actually think at all, Ivan Ivanovitch?"

                                                                  "Honourable Emperor, my name is not Ivan Ivanovitch; Honourable Emperor, my name is Stefan Stefanovitch."

                                                                  [–]procrastin8whor 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Seriously? No one has mentioned r/malkovich?

                                                                  [–]espritsaura 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  For any redditors who are interested, this site will translate your name into Russian. It's pretty sweet.

                                                                  [–]an_enigma 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  The most American Name ever: Smitty Smith McSmith

                                                                  [–]manuman109 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Basically all Russian men I know are named Ivan, Victor, or Boris

                                                                  [–]laportez 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Did anyone else say this name out loud in a strong Russian accent?

                                                                  [–]Patrickfoster -1 points0 points ago

                                                                  Ivanovich Ftfy

                                                                  [–]Adan714 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Ivanov, not Ivanovskiy

                                                                  also there is Petr Petrovich Petrov and Semen Semenovich Semenov

                                                                  What are we talking about?

                                                                  [–]throwawaymoover 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Stephan! Jaaaaack Stephan.

                                                                  [–]MarkPiven 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  My dad's first and middle name is Ivan Ivanovich. I'm Ukrainian living in the US.

                                                                  [–]ProductOfMongolia 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  For John Doe there is also "Vasya Pupkin". Use that name when you want a generic russian name. (vasya is the shortened form of vasiliy)

                                                                  [–]lordandrosss 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  oh wait, HE'S A REAL GUY)

                                                                  [–]Gothika_47 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  If i was named Nikolay My name would be like Nikolay Nikolaev Nikolov :D

                                                                  [–]SalmonHandwich 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  It's a common trope in Russian literature to have names like this...usually with some sort of word play involved too.

                                                                  [–]Le-Captain-Obvious 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I'm certain this came from 4chan or something because I saw this on tumblr a couple days ago with this exact title in the caption. What the fuck happened, Reddit?

                                                                  [–]BenCortman 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Katinka Ingabogovinanana

                                                                  [–]Tankplank 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  All you need is some Sergei and Vladimir in there and you have the most generic russian name ever.

                                                                  [–]sailorsaffy 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  lolz... i thought of hetalia... cus it's a show about people representing countrys, and russia's human name is Ivan... lolz inside joke. oh wate its not any more :C

                                                                  [–]swedishnitro 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  My g/f lol'd, and she's Russian. And we're in Russia.

                                                                  [–]newaround92 -1 points0 points ago

                                                                  This guy is so russian he shat the Kremlin!

                                                                  [–]alepov -1 points0 points ago

                                                                  It's a standard misconception/prejudice, but -sky/-ski aren't common in Russian last names.

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