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It seemed like every time I read a cool, 19th century Russian novel there was a minor character, usually a butler or other servant, named Timofei. His wife was invariably Marfa.

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I have so many wonderful memories of being a teen-aged bookworm and loving those books. So Timofei has a place in my heart and gets my vote here. Besdies, Timotei is so close to Timothy (verbally and visually) that it's better to be as different as possible, to avoid confusion. Timofei (in my mind at least) is farther from Timothy than Timotei is, if that makes sense.

This message was edited 12/26/2010, 1:56 PM