I’ve always had a thing for names. After more than fifteen years working as a journalist, I’ve flipped through hundreds of name dictionaries, old encyclopedias, and serious academic studies on how names come to be. Kyrylo is one that always catches my attention—it instantly makes me think of deep Slavic history. Most people know the […]

Names have always caught my attention. In fifteen years working as a journalist, I’ve gone through hundreds of reference books, dictionaries, and archival materials, trying to figure out where certain variants come from. The name Kim is one of those cases where a single short form hides several independent stories. It appears in different cultures,