Patronymics

[Alina Israeli]

>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...

Aleksandrovna. My point precisely, it's Katja's father who was Alexander.
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Alina Israeli
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