A person who bears this or that last name, sooner or later thinks about its history. Below we consider what versions of the origin of the surname Baranov exist.
First hypothesis
This hypothesis is based on the worldly name Baran, known from documentary sources of the 13th century. The explanation for this lies in the following tradition: before the adoption of the Christian faith in Russia, the child was called with a name that represented the name of any animal, plant.
For an ancient Russian man living in accordance with nature, it was commonplace to imagine himself as a part of it. Therefore, referring to the boy as the Wolf, the girl as the Squirrel, the parents expected that nature would perceive the baby as his own, and he would possess those useful qualities that are characteristic of the chosen representative.
It is a known fact that from ancient times a ram was personified with male power. In ancient times, it was believed that the blood of this animal serves as a transmitter of human life force. We presented the first version of the history of the Baranov surname.
Hypothesis two
She is repelled by a nickname. It’s easy to guess about him - Baran. Most likely, it was assigned to a stubborn and intractable person. Recall that our goal is to clarify the origin of the name Baranov. It is also known about the variants of the meanings of this word depending on its belonging to a particular dialect or dialect of the Russian language. It could be about:
- An ancient stenobitnogo guns, a kind of ram.
- Bow and stern riser of the vessel at the coast.
- Rode sled.
- Retractable stove view.
- The well gate.
- Hanging clay washstand.
To clarify more specifically which of these interpretations was the basis of the nickname, later - the surname, today there is no possibility.
Continuation of a story
The period of the XV – XVI centuries in Russia includes the consolidation and transfer of surnames from one generation to another, which meant that a person belongs to a particular family. If we recall the rules of the Russian language, then we are dealing with possessive adjectives that have the suffixes -ov / -ev, -in , which initially indicated the father's nickname. Thus, speaking of the origin of the surname Baranov, one can understand why this surname was assigned to the descendants of a person named Baran.
The pedigree letters indicate that the Baranovs clan consisted of two branches: the Swedish-Estlandian titled (the ancestor Karl Gustav von Baranov (Barangof) and the Russian non-titular, more numerous (the ancestor Murza Zhdan).
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