Russians have three names: the first or given name (имя), the surname or family name (фамилия), and patronymic (отчество). The following list includes 90 first names for boys most widely used nowadays in Russia. You can use them by their own or to form a patronymic. A patronymic is formed from the father's fist name with the help of the endings -ович and -евич for boys, and -овна and -евна for girls. For example, if Anatoly's father is Viktor, he will be called Анатолий Викторович.