Name «Bazhko»

The name 'Bazhko' is an ancient Ukrainian regular truncated-suffix formation with the diminutive formative '-ko' from the base of the full name 'Bazhan' (derived from the word 'to wish'). This name belongs to the same model as 'Volodyko', 'Slavko', and 'Stanko'. By its original meaning, the name 'Bazhko' is related to the name 'Bazhan'.Most records of the name 'Bazhko' pertain to the Cossacks of the Zaporozhian Host in the year 1649. Among them are: 'Bazhko Vasylenko' (Korsun Regiment), 'Bazhko Sobchenko' (Korsun Regiment), 'Bazhko Kruk' (Cherkasy Regiment), 'Bazhko Moshkovdjenko', 'Bazhko Havrylenko' (Uman Regiment).The name 'Bay' (or 'Bayo') is a Slavic masculine name, which has survived in the patronymic nickname of a peasant from 1625, 'Savka Bayevych'. This name can have three etymological interpretations:1. A hypocoristic name of South Slavic origin, noted in Serbian bisyllabic names such as 'Banislav', 'Bratoslav', 'Bratolyub'.2. A hypocoristic name 'Baja' or 'Bajo', which corresponds to the full name 'Bajislav', formed from the imperative 'baji' of the verb 'bajiti' (to tell).3. A Bulgarian wishful name 'Bayo', meaning “may he become a father, that is, an older brother, may he grow up to have younger brothers.”In the "Description of Lutsk Castle" from the year 1545, there is a toponym 'Bayeve', which means “from Bayev,” and the form 'behind Bayev' is also mentioned (in the year 1649). Similar formations are also encountered in Russia.