Thread: Dima

Originally Posted by Nixer

Dima = Dmitriy - from Greek Demetra goddess.

Dina is not usual Russian name, mostly it is Tartarian woman name.

Tartarian? Don't you mean Tatar?

Who are the Tartars? They have their own language, yes? There's a singer in Australia who is Tartar, and she is very fair-haired. Even though I concede that I must have been on something when I claimed Russians were of olive complexion, I guess what I meant is that they weren't as fair pigmented through the hair colour. Are the Tartars generally blonde, moreso than the main Russian white ethnicity? I get the impression their language and ancestry isn't at all related to Russian.

Originally Posted by brett

Who are the Tartars? They have their own language, yes? There's a singer in Australia who is Tartar, and she is very fair-haired. Even though I concede that I must have been on something when I claimed Russians were of olive complexion, I guess what I meant is that they weren't as fair pigmented through the hair colour. Are the Tartars generally blonde, moreso than the main Russian white ethnicity? I get the impression their language and ancestry isn't at all related to Russian.

They are a turkic people. They used ot live all over the place, had wars with the Russians. Now they exist in Russia (esepcially the Republic of Tatarstan), The Crimea (Ukraine), and other places (the Caucusus maybe). They are mostly Muslim, I believe. They speak Tatar, a Turkic language. The Russians used the term Tatar to refer to lots of different people though, and not just ethnic Tatars. They are darker skinned and haired generally. The singer Alsou is a Tatar, form Tatarstan.

Originally Posted by TATY

... They are darker skinned and haired generally. The singer Alsou is a Tatar, form Tatarstan.

A friend of mine is a genuine Tatar woman but she's naturally blond with white colored skin. So it is not a strict rule.

I just realized I spelt Tatar like the sauce, tartar.

That's how they used to spell it, anyway, and the Tatar regions used to be called "Tartary." So you weren't too off. Actually, I have no idea how the name "tartar sauce" came about.

Originally Posted by Pravit

That's how they used to spell it, anyway, and the Tatar regions used to be called "Tartary." So you weren't too off. Actually, I have no idea how the name "tartar sauce" came about.

I have never eaten Tatar sauce. I would like to have some white Tatar sauce in me though.

Originally Posted by TATY

Originally Posted by Pravit

That's how they used to spell it, anyway, and the Tatar regions used to be called "Tartary." So you weren't too off. Actually, I have no idea how the name "tartar sauce" came about.

I have never eaten Tatar sauce. I would like to have some white Tatar sauce in me though.

Better late than never! Help yourself:
http://store.yahoo.com/farawayfoods/beaversauces.html

Whaaa? Never eaten tartar sauce? It's a kind of sauce often eaten with fried fish.

Originally Posted by DenisM

Originally Posted by TATY

... They are darker skinned and haired generally. The singer Alsou is a Tatar, form Tatarstan.

A friend of mine is a genuine Tatar woman but she's naturally blond with white colored skin. So it is not a strict rule.

GENERALLY. I SAID GENERALLY

If i said 90% of people don't like carrots, would you then say "not true, i like them".

Originally Posted by TATY

Originally Posted by DenisM

Originally Posted by TATY

... They are darker skinned and haired generally. The singer Alsou is a Tatar, form Tatarstan.

A friend of mine is a genuine Tatar woman but she's naturally blond with white colored skin. So it is not a strict rule.

GENERALLY. I SAID GENERALLY

If i said 90% of people don't like carrots, would you then say "not true, i like them".

Ok, ok, take it easy .

Originally Posted by Pravit

Dunno, it could be someone's actual name. There are (non-Russian) people whose legal first name is "Natasha", though that's actually a diminutive form of the name "Natalia."

Well he is russian. So I guess his real name is Dmitri.

Originally Posted by DenisM

Originally Posted by Dogboy182

What about Vladimir? and Yaraslav?

Those could fit in too.

Yep, that's the problem. If someone calls himself Влад or Слава you never know what his full name is.

I can contribute 'Svyatoslav' to make the list fuller.

What about Dmitro/Dmytro and Dimitriy, don't these have Dima as a diminutive too? Or aren't these Russian names?

Dmitro/Dmytro is not Russian name. Dmitriy - yes, with deminutive Dima.