Avvakum (given name)

Avvakum (Russian: Аввакум) is a Russian Christian^[1] male first name.^[2] It is derived from Habakkuk, a prophet in the Hebrew Bible,^[2] whose name means (God's) embrace.^[1] Abakum (Абаку́м) is a variant of this first name.^[2] Other variants include Old Church Slavonic Amvakum (Амваку́м), literary Ambakum (Амбаку́м), and colloquial forms Obakum (Обаку́м), Bakum (Баку́м), and Bakun (Баку́н).^[3] The diminutives of "Avvakum" include Avvakumka (Авваку́мка) and Avvakusha (Авваку́ша), while the diminutives of "Abakum" are Abakumka (Абаку́мка) and Abasha (Аба́ша).^[2]

The patronymics derived from "Avvakum" are "Авваку́мович" (Avvakumovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Авваку́мыч" (Avvakumych), and "Авваку́мовна" (Avvakumovna; feminine).^[2] The patronymics derived from "Abakum" are "Абаку́мович" (Abakumovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Абаку́мыч" (Abakumych), and "Абаку́мовна" (Abakumovna; feminine).^[2]

Last names Abakumov, Abakishin, Abakulov, Abakumkin, Abakushin, Abakshin, Abbakumov, Avakumov, Avvakumov, and possibly Bakulin and Bakunin all derive from this first name.^[4]

References

Notes

1. Superanskaya [1], p. 20
2. Petrovsky, p. 31
3. Superanskaya [2], p. 29
4. Ganzhina, p. 9

Sources

• Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
• [1] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
• [2] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5
• И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001. ISBN 5-237-04101-9