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She thought for a moment. "I think perhaps it is too short, and I forget that others do not name their children as Russians do. Our middle names are named after our fathers. I am Katerina Nikolaevna, as my father's name was Nikolai. What was your father's name?"
"Ahhhh," said the Aqualish with a nod. "I understand. My father's name is Shainen. Would that make my name Caimlyn Shainevna?" She smiled, a girlish smile, and had to supress a laugh. "No. The suffix '-evna' is only for females." She couldn't stop smiling at that, and strangely, smiling felt good. "In Russian, your name would be Caimlyn Shainenevich. A good, strong name. May I call you that?" she asked., hoping he'd like it. She thought it sounded nice. Caimlyn felt his cheeks warm over once again. This time it was for two reasons: his embarrassing mistake and Katya's reference to his having a strong name. "I think that would be nice, Katerina Nikolaevna," he replied with a just a bit of stumbling over the words. (repsonse)
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