Thread: Dmitri to Valya - Russian Term of Endearment needed

Originally Posted by CoffeeCup

But taking into account the age difference (23-16) there is rather patronizing than just bro to bro friendship.

It's not so big a difference to begin with.

Originally Posted by rockzmom

Does this help at ALL or do you still need more details???

According to what you say, Валюха or Валька are probably the most appropriate names (or so I think). Just Валя will do too, but Валечка or Валюша are too intimate to be used in such circumstances. Later, when their relationship progresses they would become appropriate.

P.S. And, if you don't mind my criticism, I can hardly believe that this model of relationships (more like brother and sister) could lead to any romance.

Originally Posted by Ramil

P.S. And, if you don't mind my criticism, I can hardly believe that this model of relationships (more like brother and sister) could lead to any romance.

comments are always welcome! but my response... hehehehe... they have to have more of a chance at romance than a 100 year old sparkly virgin vampire and a 17 year old girl! No???

One my colleague's name is Valentina Petrovna. That means that her father's name is Peter. I call her just Petrovna. People find it funny when I tell them that Pushkin's line:"Люблю тебя, Петра творенье" (I love thee, Peter's creation) is dedicated to her. Originally it is dedicated to Saint Peterburg in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronze_Horseman_%28poem%29.

Originally Posted by studyr

One my colleague's name is Valentina Petrovna. That means that her father's name is Peter. I call her just Petrovna. People find it funny when I tell them that Pushkin's line:"Люблю тебя, Петра творенье" (I love thee, Peter's creation) is dedicated to her. Originally it is dedicated to Saint Peterburg in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronze_Horseman_%28poem%29.

studyr! This is a very interesting idea and at the same time a coincidence as in the VERY, VERY beginning I did have Valentina's last name be Petrovna but changed it because it was suggested that Petrovna was too common a name.

The idea of being able to weave the poem into the storyline would be nice touch as well. My daughter likes the idea a lot and she said the poem reminded her of Edgar Allen Poe!

I'm going to post the poem on the literature thread as there is also a link to hear it in Russian.

Originally Posted by rockzmom

in the VERY, VERY beginning I did have Valentina's last name be Petrovna but changed it because it was suggested that Petrovna was too common a name.

Petrovna can't be the last name. It's a patronymic. Every female person whos father's name is Petr have it. The last name will be Petrova.

Originally Posted by Basil77

Petrovna can't be the last name. It's a patronymic. Every female person whos father's name is Petr have it. The last name will be Petrova.

Thank you for that correction... I had it without the "n" in my notes but as studyr had it with the "n" I thought my notes were incorrect. So, I will change my notes BACK to Petrova!!!

I stand by dorogaya. In the American sense. I call some on-line friend's daughters that.
I'm called "Honey" and "Dear" by waitresses all the time.

Over the years of having Russian kids on a J-1 visa work for me I've made a few nicknames. Very personal. Depends upon the situation.