ext_382793 ([identity profile] siobhanne.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] batgurl88 2009-09-19 03:34 pm (UTC)

The brackets are confusing. I meant that Utherovna would be the middle name (the patronymic - comes from the name of the father), and then there would be the dynasty name or last name which she got from marrying Ector. Because one would assume she'd also become orthodox to marry Ector.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_names
Maybe this will help you understand what I mean. They can't all be Ectoroviches either. Not when you mean them collectively. Then you need to use the family name. Something like Lebedev. Arthur would be called Arthur Ectorovich socially. Like when someone says: "I was called on by Arthur Ectorovich today. What a handsome man." Then the father's name suffices as a last name and it would be weird to use the last name. Too formal. But when referred to as a family, or when you make this sort of first formal introduction to a royal character, then you are in need of the last name.

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