'''Avsey''' ({{langx|ru|Авсе́й}}) is a Russian male first name.<ref name="Petrovsky36">Petrovsky, p. 36</ref> There are several theories as to its origins.<ref name="Superanskaya2">Superanskaya, p. 30</ref> According to one, it is simply a colloquial variant of the name Yevsey.<ref name="Petrovsky36">Petrovsky, p. 36</ref><ref name="Superanskaya2" /> Another possibility is that "Avsey", as well as '''Asey''' ({{lang|ru|Асе́й}}) and '''Osey''' ({{lang|ru|Осе́й}}), are colloquial variants of the name '''Absey''' ({{lang|ru|Абсе́й}}), alternatively spelled '''Apsey''' ({{lang|ru|Апсей}}),<ref name="Superanskaya2" /> which until the end of the 19th century was included into the official Synodal Menologium.<ref name="Superanskaya2a">Superanskaya, pp. 23 and 30</ref> Finally, it is possible that "Avsey" derives from the Old East Slavic word {{lang|cu|авсень}} or {{lang|cu|овсень}} ({{transliteration|cu|avsen}} or {{transliteration|cu|ovsen}}), meaning ''New Year's Eve'', which in ancient times corresponded to the first day of spring.<ref name="Superanskaya2" />
The diminutive of "Avsey" is '''Avseyka''' ({{lang|ru|Авсе́йка}}).<ref name="Petrovsky36" />
The patronymics derived from "Avsey" are "{{lang|ru|Авсе́евич}}" (Avseyevich; masculine) and its colloquial form "{{lang|ru|Авсе́ич}}" (Avseich), and "{{lang|ru|Авсе́евна}}" (Avseyevna; feminine).<ref name="Petrovsky36" /> The patronymics derived from "Absey" are "{{lang|ru|Абсе́евич}}" (Abseyevich; masculine) and "{{lang|ru|Абсе́евна}}" (Abseyevna; feminine).<ref name="Petrovsky31">Petrovsky, p. 31</ref>
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===Sources=== *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}} *А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. {{ISBN|5-699-14090-5}}
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