Patronymics

[John Freitag Isham]

And we see a good example of this in the film *Moscow Does Not Believe in
Tears* (1979).  Katya somewhat suddenly and randomly chooses her newly
born daughter's name at her baby shower--and it's a name that differs from
the baby's actual father (But I can't quite remember if the shower is held
before or after the baby's birth in her case--and I'm also blanking on the
patronymic she picks.).  And indeed nobody at the shower asks any further
questions...

John Isham


On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Irina Shevelenko wrote:

>> A question about patronymics:  What happens if there is no father in the
>> picture?
>
> Mother chooses the patronymic, i. e., says she wants her to son be, let's
> say, Sergei Vladimirovich. She does not have to provide details on who that
> Vladimir is.
>
> I. Sh.
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