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Russian
Etymology
From любо́вь (ljubóvʹ, “love”); a calque of Ancient Greek Ἀγάπη (Agápē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Любо́вь • (Ljubóvʹ) f anim (genitive Любо́ви, nominative plural Любо́ви, genitive plural Любо́вей)
- a female given name, Lyubov or Liubov
Usage notes
- The declension of the name is different from that of the common noun любо́вь (ljubóvʹ) whence it is derived.
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References
- Superanskaya, A. V. (2005) “Любовь”, in Cовременный словарь русских личных имён [Modern Dictionary of Russian personal names] (in Russian), Moscow: Айрис-пресс, →ISBN
- Petrovsky, N. A. (1966) “Любовь”, in Словарь русских личных имён [Dictionary of Russian personal names] (in Russian), 1st edition, Moscow: Советская энциклопедия