Victims and Case Files > Aleksander Kolevatov
Why did Zina think Kolevatov would cause a "quarrel" in the group?
RMK:
--- Quote from: Zozzle on August 31, 2021, 01:44:19 PM ---Oh sorry, I still get confused by all the nicknames.
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That's perfectly understandable. Nicknames don't always make a lot of sense. For instance, the diminutive of "Vladimir" is not "Vlad", but "Volodya". Or in English, "Hank" and "Harry" are both nicknames for "Henry".
--- Quote from: Zozzle on August 31, 2021, 01:44:19 PM ---And Zolotaryov is called Sasha as well although his name is Semyon.
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Yeah. Why did he introduce himself as "Sasha", anyway...?
--- Quote from: Zozzle on August 31, 2021, 01:44:19 PM ---Yuri Doroshenko is called "Yurka" by Lyuda, while the other Yuri that actually has a K in his last name, Yuri Krivonischenko, is called Georgiy, for some reason.
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That I can actually speak to. "Georgiy" is Slavicized Greek, whereas "Yuri" is a purely Slavic equivalent of the Greek name "Γεώργιος" ("Georgios"); the English equivalent of the name, of course, is "George". Also, I'm not completely sure, but I believe the "-ka" suffix in "Yurka" is a diminutive suffix that one uses with children, or with people one knows well (if I'm mistaken, someone who knows should provide correction or clarification).
Manti:
--- Quote from: Zozzle on August 31, 2021, 01:44:19 PM ---And even "Sasha" isn't his real name, it's Aleksander. Where does that come from?
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In Russia "Sasha" is the standard nickname for Alexander.
I heard that in Germany it's used as a female name instead sometimes, is that true?
Paf:
In France as well !
It's written either Sacha (mostly boys) or Sasha (both boys and girls), or even Sascha ( quite less common).
But it's also a nickname for Alexandra, no ? So it can be a female nickname in RUssia as well (or am I mistaken ?)
Manti:
You are right.
ThorstenW:
--- Quote from: Manti on September 03, 2021, 02:12:02 AM ---
--- Quote from: Zozzle on August 31, 2021, 01:44:19 PM ---And even "Sasha" isn't his real name, it's Aleksander. Where does that come from?
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In Russia "Sasha" is the standard nickname for Alexander.
I heard that in Germany it's used as a female name instead sometimes, is that true?
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Here in Germany i know " Sascha " as a male name. " Sasha " i never heard as a female name here.
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