From the history of the names Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov’ and Sofiya
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54700/c4yq3420Keywords:
Church vocabulary, ancient Greek, Russian, borrowings, Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov’, SofiyaAbstract
On September 30, Christians commemorate the holy martyrs Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov’, and their mother, Sofiya. Sofiya (Σοφία) named her daughters in accordance with the three Christian virtues: Πίστις, ᾿Ελπίς, ᾿Αγάπη. This article discusses the history of these names in their Greek, Latin, Church Slavonic, and Russian versions.
