What’s in a name? In genealogical research, names are the first clue to who individuals are and where they came from. Names also reveal cultural insights, settlement history and linguistic characteristics. This section will assist you in understanding Doukhobor names and naming practices, name origins, how and why the names of Doukhobor immigrants to Canada changed, and how to recognize Doukhobor names that appear in records.
Naming Practices
- Guide to Doukhobor Names & Naming Practices
- Distribution Study: Doukhobor Names in the Caucasus in 1853 (By Surname)
- Distribution Study: Doukhobor Names in the Caucasus in 1853 (By Village)
- Distribution Study: Doukhobor Names in the Caucasus in 1873 (By Surname)
- Distribution Study: Doukhobor Names in the Caucasus in 1873 (By Village)
- Frequency Study: Doukhobor Names in Saskatchewan in 1905
- Distribution Study: Doukhobor Names in Saskatchewan in 1905 (By Surname)
- Distribution Study: Doukhobor Names in Saskatchewan in 1905 (By Village)
Personal Names
- Russian Male Names Among the Doukhobors
- Russian Female Names Among the Doukhobors
- English-Russian Name Cross-Index
- Russian-English Name Cross-Index
Surname Origins
Name Changes
- Doukhobor Name Changes in Saskatchewan 1917-1975
- Doukhobor Name Changes in Alberta 1935-1975
- Doukhobor Name Changes in British Columbia 1936-1975
Russian Terms
- Index of Russian Familial Terms
- Index of Russian Archival Terms
- Index of Russian Geographic Terms
- Index of Russian Weights & Measures
- Index of Russian Date & Calendar Terms
- Index of Russian Number Terms
- Index of Russian Occupational Terms
- Index of Russian Nationality, Religion & Class Terms
- Index of Russian Genealogical Terms
- Russian Transliteration