About the book: 1993 / The collection, necessary in any family, includes the long-silenced, profound work of Fr. Pavel Florensky “Names”, which has enormous philosophical, educational and simply everyday significance. “By name and life” - this stereotypical formula of lives is applicable to any person - the bearer of a specific name. The book traces the direct connection of the name with astrology, the flow of the spiritual life of the people, and contains reflections of classics and modern poets about the magical connection of the name with appearance and fate. The work of S. A. Vronsky on numerology (determining character by name and date of birth) is published. A humorous interpretation of names according to the “Register of Ladies and Beautiful Maidens”, published at the turn of the century, is adjacent to the play on names in ditties. At the end of the book there is an “Interpreter of the names of the holy saints of God, revered by the Russian Orthodox Church,” a short month book and a dictionary of Russian names, which will help in naming newborns.