Re: Russian names (was: Re: A perfect day...)

Am 01/31 12:02  Vasiliy Chernov yscrifef:

> > I once worked out that my 'Russian'
> > name would be Andrei Ivanovich Kuznetzov (spelling subject to
> > correction).
>
> Yes, sounds exactly like a name of native Russian.
>
I was fortunate to find Kuznetsov listed in The Book of Smith as the
Russian equivalent of that popular English language surname.  I find my
name in Russian as pleasing as in English.  Probably internationally
Kuznetsov is easier to pronounce than Smith.

> Ya rad znakomstvu, Andrei Ivanovich!
>
This is where I retreat to the Teach Yourself Russian on the bookshelf.
Actually I found all the words very quickly, although it had znakomiy
instead of znakomstvu.  If they are close in meaning then I am glad to
make your acquaintance also, Vasiliy Yevgenyevich.

- andrew.
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