After the
Sakha people
The Yakuts, or the Sakha ( sah, саха, ; , ), are a Turkic ethnic group who mainly live in the Republic of Sakha in the Russian Federation, with some extending to the Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin regions, and the Taymyr and Evenk Districts ...
adopted Christianity from the
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, they began to use Russian clerical names in official concerns. The naming conventions are similar to those of
Russian names
Eastern Slavic naming customs are the traditional way of identifying a person's given name and patronymic name in Russia and some countries formerly part of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union.
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The original Sakha names were used in unofficial settings, but eventually the official clerical names dominated. Nowadays, most of the Sakha people have names belonging to the tradition of the former Soviet Union.
Present-day original Sakha names are usually derived from the names of mythological heroes, names of places, names of plants or animals etc. For example, the names Elley (Эллэй), Manchaary (Манчаары), Tuyaara (Туйаара), Nyurgun (Ньургун), and Künney (Күннэй) are the names of mythological or historical heroes and are quite common among Sakha people.
Present-day original Sakha names are derived from the names of "positive" objects. But in the past, children were often named after "bad", "disgusting" objects in order to hide the children from evil spirits. People with such "bad" names often used official Christian names in everyday life when they grow up.
Frequently used original Sakha names
Male
* Aysen (Айсен)
* Nyurgun (Ньургун)
* Elley (Эллэй)
* Aytal (Айтал)
* Manchaary (Манчаары)
* Ayaal (Айаал)
* Michil (Мичил)
* Keskil (Кэскил)
* Ayhal (Айхал)
* Uygulaan (Уйгулаан)
Female
* Tuyaara (Туйаара)
* Sardaana (Сардаана)
* Künney (Күннэй)
* Sayyyna (Сайыына)
* Nyurguyaana (Ньургуйаана)
* Karachaane (Кэрэчээнэ)
* Uruydaana (Уруйдаана)
* Sayaana (Сайаана)
* Sahayaana (Сахайаана)
* Tuskulaana (Тускулаана)
* Kaskilaane (Кэкилээнэ)
* Naryyanaa ( Нарыйаана)
* Saskylaana (Саскылаана)
* Ayta (Айта)
{{Names in world cultures
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