Body Part Names

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Such names aren't terribly common in Russian, but exist. Unless otherwise noted, all are from Wickenden's Dictionary of Period Russian Names, 3rd Edition.

This list is not complete, dates given are for the earliest variant of the name.

Arm/Hand

  • Ruka (hand/arm, c1495 Rukavov)

Beard

Beloborod (m) -- "white beard."

  • Oleshko Beloborod, Turin peasant. 1622. [Tup 76]

Belobrodnik (m) -- "little white beard."

  • Onoshko Belobrodnik, peasant. Recorded in 1633. [Tup 76]

Boroda (m) -- "beard."

  • Matfeiko Boroda, peasant of the the Posonsk parish. 1495. [Tup 61]
  • Pats: Borodin (Pantelei Ekimov syn Borodina). 1538-9. [RIB II 773]
  • Pats Vars: Borotin [from Borota]. 1467. [Mor 23]
  • Borotinskii [from Borota] (Tomilo Vorona-Borotinskii, courtier). 1569. [Tup 394]
  • Borotkinskoi [from Borotka] (Vasiuk Borotkinskoi, judge). 1599. [RIB XIV 823]

Borodatoi (byn) -- "bearded."

  • Iakim Borodatoi, monk of Moscow's Simonov monastery. Prior to 1490. [Tup 61]

Borodavka (m) -- Borodavka, Zaporozh'e hetman. 1620. [Tup 61]

  • Pats: Borodavkin (Krest'ianin Sudakov syn Borodavkin, Moscow courtier). 1562. [Tup 207]

Borodulia (m) -- "bearded."

  • Levonik Borodulia, peasant Mlevsk parish. 1495. [Tup 61]

Bradatyi (byn) -- "bearded."

  • Mika Bradatyi. 1208. [Mor 122]

Brade (m) -- "beard."

  • Brade. 1454. [Mor 25]
  • Pat Vars: Bradesith. 1357-64. [Mor 25]

Belly/Stomach

Briukho (belly, c1495 Briukho and Briukhov)

  • Zhelud (stomach, c1495 Zheludev)
  • Zhivota (belly, 850 Sivot)

Ear

Ushak (ear, c1455 Oushak)

Elbow

Lokot' (elbow, 1552 Loktevich)

Eye

Ochka (eye, 1278 Ocko)

Finger

Palets (finger, 1088 for Palitska)

Foot

Pekh (foot, 1238 Pezco)

Head

Golova (head, early 1300s Golova)

Leg

Noga (leg, 1470 Nogov)

Lip

Belogubitsa (m) -- "white lips."

  • Fedko Belogubitsa, peasant of the Mikhailov parish. 1495. [Tup 76]

Nose

Nos (nose, 12th cent Nosko)