>I understand gender specific firstnames, but not surnames. What surname do the children take on then? How does a surname get passed from generation to generation?
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Children get their father's surname (it's called here initial, though kids here don't inherit father's name).
E.g.
Last Name First Name Surname Gender
Ivanov Ivan Ivanovich male
Ivanova Ol'ga Ivanovna female
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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