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Re: Surname Meaning

by Judith (guest)

10/1/2002, 10:57 AM

Hello Natasha,

I don't know it exactly but I would guess that the name has something to do with the first name Yasha which is a Russian form of Jacob.

Regards, Judith

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- Natasha (guest) +1

10/2/2002, 6:43 AM

Thanks, Judith

- Jen (guest)

6/14/2003, 10:27 AM

I study Russian. If you notice a lot of Russian names end in "in" and "ov". That is because names are often made out of nouns and names, and if you have a feminine noun, you add -in and if you have a masculine noun you add -ov. Whoever said that the name was probably related to the name Yasha/Yakov (Jacob) is right (as far as I can tell). Just like Lenin's name came from Lena, Yashin comes from Yasha.
Hope I helped!

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