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] but it is more likely that the name is a Russified version of Abercius, a well-known saint venerated by Orthodox Christians. 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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edit- Superanskaya, A. V. (2005). Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание [Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling]. Moscow: Airis Press. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9.
- Superanskaya, A. V. (2005). Словарь русских имён [Dictionary of Russian Names]. Moscow: Eksmo. ISBN 5-699-14090-5.
- Petrovsky, N. A. (2005). Словарь русских личных имён [Dictionary of Russian First Names]. Moscow: AST. ISBN 5-17-002940-3.
- Fedosyuk, Yu. A. (2006). Русские фамилии: популярный этимологический словарь [Russian Last Names: a Popular Etymological Dictionary]. Moscow: Flinta. ISBN 978-5-89349-216-3.
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