Name «Pomazan»

The personal name 'Pomazan' originates from the passive participle 'pomazanyj', which is derived from the verb 'pomazaty'. This word was likely used to denote a person who underwent the ecclesiastical rite of anointing. In our database, this name is represented in two forms: the uninflected adjective 'Pomazan' and the inflected adjective 'Pomazanyj'. Both forms have already transitioned from being names to descriptors for personal names. For example, in records from 1649, there are instances where Cossack Vasyl from the Korsun regiment is referred to as 'Pomazan', while Cossack Lavryn from the Poltava regiment is called 'Pomazanyj'.