How can you show that your child is special even before he had the possibility to get any achievements on his own? With the help of a unique name of course — one that no one else has, one that, once you hear it, you will definitely never forget. And some parents seem to be even competing on whose child will have the strangest and most unusual name.
A great ammount of unusual names for children began in Soviet times, in the period after the 1917 revolution and up to the collapse of the Soviet Union. At that time, people gave their children names in honor of famous figures, revolutionary events, as well as geographical places and symbols. Creativity and imagination of Soviet parents were absolutely limitless. Today we can conditionally divide all these names into several groups.
Children were often called after their month of birth:
The happiest ones were born in October and were called Октябрина / Oktyabrina (October).
Parents were often inspired by the names of mountains, rivers and cities:
Many soviet children were named like this:
In the Soviet Union science was being actively developed. That is why many parents named their children in honor of science:
Slogans and revolutionary ideas were very popular in Soviet times. So, shortening them, Russian parents came up with new names for their children:
The names of the famous figure Vladimir Lenin and leader Joseph Stalin served as the basis for many Soviet names.
Also, many names were formed from the first letters of the first and last names of other famous people of the Soviet era:
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In the modern world parents never cease to amaze with strange choices of names for their children. In 2017, a law was passed in Russia prohibiting giving children names that contain numbers, swear words, punctuation marks and names of professions. But before that, many unique names were registered, many of which, just as in Soviet times, reflect the realities.
Despite the fact that many of the above names may seem extremely strange, they are useful from a cultural and linguistic point of view. Such names vividly reflect the modern realities of society, and are a reaction to what is happening in various areas of life.
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