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Why do Russian speakers call Vladimir Putin "Vladimir Vladimirovich" ?
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Why do Russian speakers call Vladimir Putin "Vladimir Vladimirovich" ?
A full Russian name consists of:
First name
Patronymic (derived from father's first name)
Last name, also known as family name.
Russian president's full name is: Vladimir (first name) Vladimirovich (patronymic) Putin (last name).
The following combinations of names are used in a formal environment:
First Patronymic Last - Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin - very formal
First Patronymic - Vladimir Vladimirovich - moderately formal
First Last - Vladimir Putin - moderately formal, the same level of formality as #2.
More information on the order of Russian names is available here: What order are the parts of a full Russian name in?
Well, in Russia, your second name is your father's full name+vich/ovich For example, my name is Mikhail and my dad's name is vladimir (coincidentally). So, my full name is Mikhail Vladimirovich+family name. For females, the second name will have vna/ovna instead of vich/ovich. Hope this helps)
Russian names have a first name "imya" (Vladimir), second name "otchestvo" (Vladimirovich (the name of father)) and third name "familiya" (Putin).