Aventina (russian: Авенти́на) is a Russian female
first name.
[Petrovsky, p. 34] Its masculine version is
Aventin
Saint Aventin was a French Saint and a hermit of the 8th century.
Life
Born near Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Pyrenees, Aventin became a hermit in the valley of Larboust.
Legends
A legend says that he performed many miracles. In one story, he was ...
.
The name was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official
Synod
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al
Menologium at the end of the 19th century.
[Superanskaya, pp. 23 and 277] However, according to other sources, this name is non-canonical.
[Petrovsky, pp. 28 and 34] In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars,
[Superanskaya, pp. 22 and 277] which included the new and often artificially created names promoting the new Soviet realities and encouraging the break with the tradition of using the names in the Synodal Menologia.
[ Toronto Slavic Quarterly. Елена Душечкина.]
Мессианские тенденции в советской антропонимической практике 1920-х - 1930-х годов
It was rationalized as a form of the male name Aventin, itself a form of ''
Aventinus'', a son of
Hercules.
[Superanskaya, p. 277]
The
diminutive
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s of "Aventina" are Aventinka (), Ava (), Venya (), Vena (), and Tina ().
References
Notes
Sources
*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
*А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005.
{{Given name, cat=Russian feminine given names