"The Russian Ending"

"The Russian Ending" refers to the specific suffix pattern (-ov, -ova, -ev, -eva) used in Russian surnames and to some extent in other words. This ending indicates gender and often nationality or family descent. For example, "Ivanov" (male) and "Ivanova" (female) are common surnames derived from a first name, signifying "belonging to Ivan." It reflects grammatical gender and cultural naming conventions in Russian, where the suffixes help identify gender and sometimes social or familial connections within the language structure.