In fact, Soviets didn’t let anyone go without a patronym. Even where father would be absent on a birth certificate, they would still record a patronym of mother’s choice, or if she didn’t care, some common name. Orphanages also assigned common patronyms.
(it’s usually said that Ratatoskr was a squirrel but we don’t really know whether those days íkorni meant exclusively squirrel or simply any small rodent)
That's bad when even patronymics are in short supply.
In fact, Soviets didn’t let anyone go without a patronym. Even where father would be absent on a birth certificate, they would still record a patronym of mother’s choice, or if she didn’t care, some common name. Orphanages also assigned common patronyms.
It's my understanding that there was sufficient vodka to help numb the despair.
I've often referred to you as The Illustrious Rat. Is Rat short for a longer, more formal name? Rattissimo? Ratholomew?
Ratatoskr!
(it’s usually said that Ratatoskr was a squirrel but we don’t really know whether those days íkorni meant exclusively squirrel or simply any small rodent)
Your roots are in Estonia, no? Didn't it become sort-of-free when the Old Soviet fell?
Close to that, Latvia. Yes, we can now have more names. I’ve occasionally used an initial but didn’t bother to get into state records, though.
Multiple names. 🤔 Like first name, middle name, and last name? Or like nicknames? All of the above?
our “second name” is roughly equivalent to English middle name
👍 Got'cha!