Avim (given name)
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Avim ({{langx|ru|Ави́м}}) is an old and uncommonPetrovsky, p. 34 Russian Christian male first name.Superanskaya, p. 22 The name is possibly derived from the Greek word aēma, meaning a light breeze.
The diminutives of "Avim" are Avimka ({{lang|ru|Ави́мка}}), Ava ({{lang|ru|А́ва}}), and Ima ({{lang|ru|И́ма}}).
The patronymics derived from "Avim" are "{{lang|ru|Ави́мович}}" (Avimovich; masculine) and "{{lang|ru|Ави́мовна}}" (Avimovna; feminine).
References
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- А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. {{ISBN|5-8112-1399-9}}
- 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}}
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