# Avsey

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'''Avsey''' ({{langx|ru|Авсе́й}}) is a Russian male [first name](/source/given_name).<ref name="Petrovsky36">Petrovsky, p.&nbsp;36</ref> There are several theories as to its origins.<ref name="Superanskaya2">Superanskaya, p.&nbsp;30</ref> According to one, it is simply a colloquial variant of the name [Yevsey](/source/Yevsey).<ref name="Petrovsky36">Petrovsky, p.&nbsp;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 [Synod](/source/Synod)al [Menologium](/source/Menologium).<ref name="Superanskaya2a">Superanskaya, pp.&nbsp;23 and 30</ref> Finally, it is possible that "Avsey" derives from the [Old East Slavic](/source/Old_East_Slavic) word {{lang|cu|авсень}} or {{lang|cu|овсень}} ({{transliteration|cu|avsen}} or {{transliteration|cu|ovsen}}), meaning ''[New Year's Eve](/source/New_Year's_Eve)'', which in ancient times corresponded to the first day of spring.<ref name="Superanskaya2" />

The [diminutive](/source/diminutive) of "Avsey" is '''Avseyka''' ({{lang|ru|Авсе́йка}}).<ref name="Petrovsky36" />

The [patronymic](/source/patronymic)s 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 [patronymic](/source/patronymic)s derived from "Absey" are "{{lang|ru|Абсе́евич}}" (Abseyevich; masculine) and "{{lang|ru|Абсе́евна}}" (Abseyevna; feminine).<ref name="Petrovsky31">Petrovsky, p.&nbsp;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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Category:Russian masculine given names
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