Avim (given name)

Avim (Russian: Ави́м) is an old and uncommon[1] Russian Christian male first name.[2] The name is possibly derived from the Greek word aēma, meaning a light breeze.[2]

For the people in Old Testament, see Avim.

The diminutives of "Avim" are Avimka (Ави́мка), Ava (А́ва), and Ima (И́ма).[1]

The patronymics derived from "Avim" are "Ави́мович" (Avimovich; masculine) and "Ави́мовна" (Avimovna; feminine).[1]

References

Notes
  1. Petrovsky, p. 34
  2. Superanskaya, p. 22

Sources
  • 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. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
  • Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
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