There's a slight error here in the feminine endings of the last names. Tolstoy's daughter would be more accurately Alexandra Lvovna Tolstaya, not Tolstoya. Names ending in -oy or -sky become -aya or -skaya.
The reason Sherer doesn't have a feminine ending is because it is German in origin (originally spelled Scherer). So it doesn't follow the same rules.
oh NO! thank you for telling me, the mix-up with alexandra tolstaya's last name was entirely the result of staring at a screen for too long (i normally write this after work, which is also staring at screens), i promise i normally understand how naming conventions work lol. anna pavlovna's name wasn't explained because i assumed people would pick up on it being german, but i've added a footnote explaining this. just in case. thanks again for the heads up
Hi, thanks for this guide!
There's a slight error here in the feminine endings of the last names. Tolstoy's daughter would be more accurately Alexandra Lvovna Tolstaya, not Tolstoya. Names ending in -oy or -sky become -aya or -skaya.
The reason Sherer doesn't have a feminine ending is because it is German in origin (originally spelled Scherer). So it doesn't follow the same rules.
oh NO! thank you for telling me, the mix-up with alexandra tolstaya's last name was entirely the result of staring at a screen for too long (i normally write this after work, which is also staring at screens), i promise i normally understand how naming conventions work lol. anna pavlovna's name wasn't explained because i assumed people would pick up on it being german, but i've added a footnote explaining this. just in case. thanks again for the heads up