Avksenty () is a Russian Christian male
first name
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[Superanskaya p. 23] The name is derived from the
Greek
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name
Auxentios,
which in turn derives from the word ''auxanō'', meaning ''to increase'', ''to grow''.
[Petrovsky, p. 35] "Avksenty" continued to be a form used by the
Russian Orthodox Church
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, having replaced an earlier form Auksenty ().
[Superanskaya p. 33]
Its colloquial variants are Aksyon (), Aksenty (),
Oksenty (), and Oksyon ().
The substandard colloquial form Akenty () is also used.
The
diminutive
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s of "Avksenty" are Avksentyushka (), Avksyuta (), Ksyuta (), Avksyusha (), Ksyusha (), Ksenya (), Ksena (), Senya (), Aksyonka (), Ksyona (), Aksentyushka (), Aksya (), Aksyuta (), and Aksyusha ().
The
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, b ...
s derived from "Avksenty" are "" (''Avksentiyevich''), "" (''Avksentyevich''; both masculine); and "" (''Avksentiyevna''), "" (''Avksentyevna''; both feminine).
People with this first name
*Avksenty Stadnitsky, secular name of Metropolitan
Arsenius
Arsenius (Latinized form) and Arsenios (Greek form) is a male first name. It is derived from the Greek language, Greek word ''arsenikos'' (ἀρσενικός), meaning "male", "virile". (1862–1936), Russian orthodox prelate
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Avksenty Tsagareli
Avksenty Tsagareli ( Georgian: ავქსენტი ცაგარელი; Russian: Авксентий Цагарели; February 9, 1857 – August 12, 1902) was a Georgian playwright particularly known for his comedies. He was described i ...
(1857–1902), Georgian playwright
*Aksenty Ivanovich Poprishchin, the fictional protagonist of
Nikolai Gogol's short story "
Diary of a Madman"
References
Notes
Sources
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А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005.
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А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005.
*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
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