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This is an answer from quora.com and I think it could be interesting not only for those who don’t know Russian language or learning it.\n Answer by Alice Tsymbarevich: \n\n -ov(a), -ev(a) and -in(a) are suffixes denoting “of the”, “belonging to” (-ov does sound a bit like of, doesn’t it? Easy to remember!). They are … Why do Russians have “V” in their names?