Thread: Russian Nicknames/Diminutives

Crazy example of Russians and their nicknames!
The girl is called Alexandra. How could her nickname be Marussi?
And what is the deal with Shura, Goga, Gosha..... etc! His actual name is given as Georgi.



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Originally Posted by Hanna

Crazy example of Russians and their nicknames!
The girl is called Alexandra. How could her nickname be Marussi?

Marusya is short for Mariya (Маруся <- Мария), and indeed it has nothing to do with Alexandra. The girl was just acting out a little. When Gosha stayed unfazed, accepting this false "nickname", she made a vaguely snide remark about calling him "Vasya" then, which is also a diminutive for the "wrong" name - Vasily (Вася <- Василий).

And what is the deal with Shura, Goga, Gosha..... etc! His actual name is given as Georgi.

That's true, Zhora, Goga and Gosha (Жора/Гога/Гоша) are pretty common nicknames for Georgi/Giorgi. Yuri (Юрий)as a diminutive for Georgi is a bit crazy, I guess it was mentioned as an example of weird nicknames people give him.

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Marusya is short for Mariya (Маруся <- Мария), and indeed it has nothing to do with Alexandra. The girl was just acting out a little. When Gosha stayed unfazed, accepting this false "nickname", she made a vaguely snide remark about calling him "Vasya" then, which is also a diminutive for the "wrong" name - Vasily (Вася <- Василий).

When I lived in Russia, Vasya was a common nickname for cats!!!

Originally Posted by Deborski

When I lived in Russia, Vasya was a common nickname for cats!!!

It still is. Try googling "кот Васька".

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