Aventin (Russian: Авенти́н) is an old and uncommon Russian male first name.[1] Its feminine version is Aventina.[1] The name is derived from Aventinus, which is the Latin name of the Aventine Hill, one of the hills on which the city of Rome was built.[1]

The diminutives of "Aventin" are Aventinka (Авенти́нка), Ava (А́ва), Venya (Ве́ня), Vena (Ве́на), and Tina (Ти́на).[1]

The patronymics derived from "Aventin" are "Авенти́нович" (Aventinovich; masculine) and "Авенти́новна" (Aventinovna; feminine).[1]

See also edit

  • Saint Aventin, 8th-century French Saint and hermit

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Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Petrovsky, p. 34

Sources edit

  • 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