is this a russkie name ?

**Dogboy182** · July 15th, 2003, 08:14 PM

or more like ruskaya

"Элеонора" this is alot like the english name "Elenor", infact it's exaclty the same, it just has an A on the end, i saw a picuture of her at some conference, for a new CD release, she was wearing a shirt with an american flag sewn into it. and, in the same conference, like 20 mins later she had a shirt on that said "omaha nebraska" . so maybe she is an american chick in a russian band ? or... maybe she just thinks that us yanks are super cool ?!

**drew881** · July 16th, 2003, 03:20 AM

имя is actually a neuter word. One of like 10 MYA suffixes in the language that are all neuter. Note: мья is feminine. So russkoe imya

**Dogboy182** · July 16th, 2003, 05:44 AM

yes, like время... gotcha... anyways, what does that have to do with anything ? Элеонора ? oh ? anyways. is she a yank or not.

**drew881** · July 16th, 2003, 05:47 AM

i dont know, You said more like russkaya (so i thought you were referring to russkaya describing imya).

as far as the original, i have no idea. -actually on second thought, im gonna say its not, because yelena is such a common name.

**Propp** · July 16th, 2003, 10:50 PM

Yes. may be it's just a Russian variation of a common name, like Елена <= Helena, Helen etc.
I new one Russian woman with the name Элеонора.

**skitton** · October 14th, 2003, 06:50 PM

какое-то время были русскими

**Jasper May** · October 14th, 2003, 07:15 PM

Come on you people, haven't you heard of the name "Eleanor"? As in Eleanor Roosevelt? Eleanor Rigby?

BTW, could someone list those 10 neutral -мя words, please?

mike · October 14th, 2003, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by Jasper May

Come on you people, haven't you heard of the name "Eleanor"? As in Eleanor Roosevelt? Eleanor Rigby?

BTW, could someone list those 10 neutral -мя words, please?

I had no idea there were 10. Время comes to mind as an obvious one though.

**Friendy** · October 14th, 2003, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by Jasper May

BTW, could someone list those 10 neutral -мя words, please?

имя
вымя
семя
темя
стремя
время
бремя
племя
пламя
знамя

**Jasper May** · October 15th, 2003, 11:42 AM

Thanks! I know five of them. And all of these conjugate the same way? Имени, пламени, времени etc.?

**Friendy** · October 15th, 2003, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by Jasper May

Thanks! I know five of them. And all of these conjugate the same way? Имени, пламени, времени etc.?

Yes, in singular the same way but in plural there are some differences

**Sambo71** · December 9th, 2003, 08:56 PM

Hi i was wondering if my grandparents last names were of russian origin. In english they are spelled Chamulak, and the other one is Nockein..if not russian what type of names are they? Thanks to anyone who can help

**VendingMachine** · December 25th, 2003, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by Dogboy182

is this a russkie name?

Dogboy, do you mind? How would you feel if someone called you a septic?

**VendingMachine** · December 25th, 2003, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by Sambo71

Hi i was wondering if my grandparents last names were of russian origin. In english they are spelled Chamulak, and the other one is Nockein..if not russian what type of names are they? Thanks to anyone who can help

Neither sound Russian to me. Mind you, there are many non-Russian-sounding surnames in Russia. Not everyone who lives in Russia is Russian.

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