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Doukhobor Names and Naming Practices

FEEFHS Journal Volume X One of the foremost challenges in Russian genealogy is understanding names and naming practices. Names in Russia consisted of a personal name with several diminutive forms, a patronymic middle name, and a surname. In addition, nicknames were frequently used to distinguish individuals. In the New World, however, the names of Russian immigrants often underwent dramatic changes in both form and spelling. This paper discusses the naming practices of the Doukhobors, a Russian Christian movement founded in the 18th century, 7,500 of whom migrated to Canada in 1899 to escape persecution for their views, which included rejection of ecclesiastical and state authority.