Name «Krasnysh»

The name 'Krasnysh' is a Ukrainian personal name formed from the same root as the name 'Krasnets' and the surname 'Krasnyk', but using the substantivizing suffix -ish/-ysh. This phenomenon is analogous to Russian name formations such as 'korotysh', 'malysh', 'chernysh', etc. The earliest records of the name 'Krasnysh' date back to southern Bukovina. For example, in 1458, "veryapana Krasnysha postelnyka" is mentioned in the city of Suceava, and in 1467 – "pan Krasnysh dvornyk" in the same city.