Averky

Averky (Russian: Аве́ркий) is a Russian Christian male first name.[1] The name is possibly[2] derived from the Latin word averto, meaning to rout,[2] to hold,[1] to turn away,[1] or to attract.[3] Its colloquial variants are Averyan (Аверья́н),[2] Avery (Аве́рий),[2] and Overky (Ове́ркий).[3]

The diminutives of "Averky" are Avera (Аве́ра), Averya (Аве́ря), Vera (Ве́ра), Averyanka (Аве́рьянка), and Yana (Я́на).[2]

The patronymics derived from "Averky" are "Аве́ркиевич" (Averkiyevich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Аве́ркич" (Averkich), and "Аве́ркиевна" (Averkiyevna; feminine).[2] The patronymics derived from "Averyan" are "Аверья́нович" (Averyanovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Аверья́ныч" (Averyanych), and "Аверья́новна" (Averyanovna; feminine).[2] The patronymics derived from "Avery" are "Аве́рьевич" (Averyevich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Аве́рич" (Averich), and "Аве́рьяновна" (Averyanovna; feminine).[2]

Last names derived from this first name and its variants include Averkiyev, Averin, and Averyanov.[4]

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Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Superanskaya [1], p. 22
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Petrovsky, p. 34
  3. 3.0 3.1 Superanskaya [2], p. 32
  4. Fedosyuk, entry on "Аверин".

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