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[Facts] Re: Pondering female Russian names

Some listed in a book I have are:Amaliji (Amelia)
Anstice
Cyzarine
Parashie (Pasha)
Rahil (Rachel)Those were the only ones listed. I never really noticed how so many of the female Russian names ended in "A".
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Amaliji (Amelia) - there definitely is Amalija, but not Amaliji.
Anstice, Cyzarine - these two look quite un-Russian.
Parashie (Pasha) - well, there is a Parasha, which is pet form of Praskovya, if I'm not mistaken. As for Pasha, it could also be a pet form of Pavla.
All of these end in A, however.I can come up with another one Ruf' - the Russian form of Ruth - old-fashioned as well.
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I know Russian girl Amalija, and there's a Russian actress Amalija Mordvinova.. Never heard of Amaliji. That's interesting :)
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