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Notes
- ↑ HanksHardcastleHodges 2006, p. 4.
- ↑ Petrovskij 2000, p. 48.
- ↑ Superanskaja & Institut Jazykoznanija 2005, p. 32.
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- Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278 . Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- Petrovskij, Nikandr A. (2000). Slovarʹ russkich ličnych imen: bolee 3000 imenСловарь русских личных имен: более 3000 имен [Dictionary of Russian First Names: More Than 3000 Names] (in Russian). Moskva: Русские словари [Russkie Slovari]. ISBN 5-17-002940-3.
- Superanskaja, Aleksandra Vasilʹevna; Institut Jazykoznanija (2005). Sovremennyj slovarʹ ličnych imën: spavnenie, proizchoždenie, napisanieСовременный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание[Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling] (in Russian). Moskva: Айрис-пресс [Ajris Press]. ISBN 5-17-002940-3.
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