It's one of those new-age spellings. His parents didn't want him to just be another Вася Пупкин.[/quote]
I did a good search for your spelling and there were a number of hits, but maybe they are...
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It's one of those new-age spellings. His parents didn't want him to just be another Вася Пупкин.[/quote]
I did a good search for your spelling and there were a number of hits, but maybe they are...
Well there is a story by Chekhov called Ionych, in which the character is known by his patronymic. I think I read at the time that was a common thing to do.
Maybe it's not a modern thing to do,...
Isn't it Василий (without the ь)?
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