[Facts] Re: Usage of Russian nicknames, diminutives and pet forms
in reply to a message by Ptolemaïs
You might like the Russian names section at Kurufin.ru:
http://kurufin.ru/html/Rus_names/rus_a.html (in Russian)
All the names are neatly listed alphabetically, and in tables. If you wish to learn more about a name, simply click on the colourful book icon on the right side of a name. Wherever possible, they provide etymological information, which I find is usually correct.
You might also be interested in Dictionary of Period Russian Names by Paul Wickenden of Thanet:
http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/ (in English; scroll down to 'Personal Names' in the table of contents)
As you can see, it is an English source that primarily deals with archaic Russian names that are no longer in use today. It also provides the meaning of a name wherever it can, but in a less detailed manner than the Russian website I just mentioned above. Often it will just tell you the meaning without explaining the etymology, which leaves you no choice but to do some additional research yourself (e.g. figure out yourself if it comes from Greek or Latin). The meaning provided is usually correct, though.
In ic quad: "uuie sal geuan mi fetheron also duuon, in ic fliugon sal in raston sal?"
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Thanks, but these are already on my favourite list, and seem rather reliable to me.
Oh. Your preceding message kind of sounded like as if you had not come across a reliable index of Russian names yet, hence my suggestions. Sounds like you already have that after all! Not sure what these sources are lacking that you're still on the lookout for more indices, though. They seem quite satisfactory to me personally: there's always so much to explore! I feel like I could last years with them. :)