Avvakir

Avvakir (Russian: Авваки́р) is an old and uncommon Russian Christian[1] male first name.[2] It derives from the Biblical Hebrew word abba, meaning father, combined with the first name Kir.[1]

Its diminutive is Kira (Ки́ра). The patronymics derived from this first name are "Авваки́рович" (Avvakirovich; masculine) and "Авваки́ровна" (Avvakirovna; feminine).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Superanskaya, A. V. (2005). Словарь русских имён [Dictionary of Russian Names] (in Russian). Moscow: Издательство Эксмо. p. 31. ISBN 5-699-14090-5.
  2. 1 2 Petrovskii, Nikandr Aleksandrovich (2000-03-14). Slovar russkikh lichnykh imen Bolee 3000 imen [Dictionary of Russian First Names] (in Russian). Astrel. p. 31. ISBN 5-17-002940-3.