Nowadays families are not as big as they used to be. It is enough to know who grandchildren, nephews, grandmothers, grandfathers, and cousins ​​are. And everyone else is simply called relatives. But unlike other languages, Russian is not greedy; it has its own name for everyone. It’s not easy to thoroughly figure out who is related to whom among relatives, and if the relatives of one of the spouses have been added, then it will take a couple of days to remember. To make this process easier, www..

Names of blood relatives

Before moving on to the names of future relatives, first you should figure out who belongs to whom and by whom in your family. There are several degrees of relationship, they count from the first to the sixth, since then the connections become too distant. So, the degrees are in descending order:

1. Father - son/daughter, mother - son/daughter.
2. Grandfather/grandmother - grandchildren.
3. Great-grandfather/great-grandmother - great-grandchildren, uncles/aunts - nephews.
4. Cousins/brothers, great-aunts/grandfathers - great-nephews/nieces.
5. Cousins/aunts - cousins/nephews/nieces.
6. Second cousins ​​and brothers.

Uncles/aunts are the brothers/sisters of the mother or father, as well as their spouses, but wives and husbands, of course, are no longer blood relatives. There is also the concept of great and little uncles/aunts. The sister and brother of the grandfather/grandmother were called first, and the father/mother was called second. Nowadays they are simply called great-aunts/uncles and great-aunts/uncles.

Simply, nephews are the children of brothers/sisters, great-nephews, and, respectively, their grandchildren. But any second cousins ​​are also called grandchildren. Cousins ​​today are often called cousins ​​in the Western manner and their old Russian names - sister and brother - have been completely forgotten. Although the latter is popular in certain youth circles, it does not imply blood relationship. By the way, if you are thinking about how to distribute responsibilities at a wedding, then keep in mind that everyone can be involved in organizing the celebration, even people of the sixth degree of kinship, if, of course, you are familiar with them.

The rite of baptism is important for many families; it is believed that the earlier it is carried out, the better. Therefore, as a rule, a child already has new relatives in the first year of life, and what are the names of the relatives who came to the family in this case, we all know well - godparents, father and mother, among themselves and in relation to the child’s natural parents they are considered godfathers and godfather. The godson and goddaughter, respectively, are the girl and boy they baptized. Further, the word godfather (godmother) is added to all relatives on this side. But cross brothers or sisters have a different meaning. This is the name given to people who themselves exchanged crosses. In addition to godparents, there may also be imprisoned parents. This is the name given to those who replace their relatives father and mother at the wedding ceremony.

Not blood, but close

There are cases when people who are not related by blood become a family, for example, when a man and a woman get married, having children from previous marriages, or spouses adopt a child. In this case, family members will be called:

• stepmother - stepmother,
• stepfather - stepfather,
• stepson - step-son,
• stepdaughter - stepdaughter,
• named son - adopted,
• named daughter - adopted,
• the named mother and father are the adoptive parents,
• half-brothers and sisters - natural and step-children of each other.

Also, non-relatives but close ones include people whose names these days can be found more often in films and books than in reality:

• milk mother - a woman who nursed a step-child in relation to him,
• foster brother or sister - children who are not related to each other, raised by the same woman,
• uncle, mother - a man or woman who looks after and raises a child, today better known as nannies and nannies.

Kinship by property or who is who after marriage

As soon as the young people officially became husband and wife, the number of family ties of each of them multiplied by two. And it would be good to know what the relatives you just acquired are called, because in many families it is still customary to address each other according to a long-established tradition. Let's figure out who is related to whom after the wedding.

Husband, wife and their parents

Everything is simple here, the names of mothers and fathers of spouses are well-known today and are still actively used. The wife's parents are father-in-law and mother-in-law, the husband's parents are father-in-law and mother-in-law. Between themselves, fathers are matchmakers, and mothers are matchmakers. And they were called that because it was with their participation that the bride’s matchmaking ceremony took place. After the wedding, the wife receives the status of daughter-in-law or daughter-in-law (for the husband's father), and the husband - son-in-law. Interestingly, in the Russian language there is a special word for a husband who has settled with his wife’s parents - primak. Previously, this was not accepted, apparently, which is why popular rumor especially singled out such husbands.

Brothers and sisters of young people with their spouses

The husband's brother and sister are respectively called brother-in-law and sister-in-law, while the wife's brother and sister are called brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Speakers of the Eastern European dialect also call the brothers on both sides Schwagers.

As for the brothers' wives, their names and who they are to each other, the Russian language does not skimp on names. There are more of them than for any other relatives - yatrovki, consorts, and in some regions, like the husband's sister, they are called sister-in-law. Accordingly, brothers' wives are also called in relation to each other.

What are relatives called? Father-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law and mother-in-law are usually known to everyone, but such words as brother-in-law, matchmaker, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law cause difficulties for modern people. Let's figure out who is related to whom in the family.

Parents and children

Nephew And niece- children of a brother or sister, as well as a brother-in-law or sister-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

Uncle- brother of father or mother.

Aunt- sister of father or mother.

Cousins- children of siblings in relation to each other. They can also call each other cousin or cousin.

Second cousins- children of cousins ​​in relation to each other.

Stepson- son of a husband or wife from another marriage.

Stepdaughter- daughter of a husband or wife from another marriage.

Stepfather- mother's new husband.

Stepmother- Father's new wife.

Step-siblings- children from different marriages. If the father/mother of a child remarries, the children of the stepmother/stepfather will be his half-brothers/sisters.

Half brother, half sister- children who have the same father (common blood), but different mothers.

Half-brother, half-sister- children who have the same mother (common womb), but different fathers.

Spouses and their parents

father-in-law- husband's father.

Mother in law- husband's mother. The origin of this word means "one's own blood."

Father-in-law- wife's father.

Mother-in-law- wife's mother. It is about the mother-in-law and her relationship with her son-in-law that there are a huge number of jokes that ridicule their mutual enmity and hatred. But there are also proverbs about the good relationship between mother-in-law and son-in-law, for example: “A good mother-in-law’s son-in-law is her most beloved son.”

Matchmaker- the father of one of the spouses in relation to the parents of the other spouse. About a person who has gained trust, they say “both matchmaker and brother.” There is also a saying: “A brother is a brother, a matchmaker is a matchmaker, but money is not relatives.”

Matchmaking(not to be confused with matchmaker) - the mother of one of the spouses in relation to the parents of the other spouse. Pushkin's matchmaker Babarikha is in fact the mother of all three girls who were spinning late in the evening, so her hatred of her third sister and her own grandson is difficult to explain. Further in the text of the fairy tale, Pushkin confirms this in the episode where Prince Gvidon turned into a mosquito and bit his in-law woman on the nose: “But he pities the eyes of his old grandmother”.

Matchmaker- a woman involved in matchmaking and arranging marriages. A profession that has disappeared these days, but was very in demand in the past.

Son-in-law- husband of daughter, sister, sister-in-law. In other words, a son-in-law is a man in relation to his wife’s family: her parents, brothers, sisters.

Daughter-in-law- wife of a son, brother, brother-in-law. In other words, a daughter-in-law is a woman in relation to her husband’s family: his parents, brothers, sisters.

Daughter-in-law(son) - the son’s wife in relation to his father (father-in-law) and mother (mother-in-law). In Vysotsky’s song “A Trip to the City” there are the words: “so that I can bring my daughter-in-law and her husband a doha.” If the daughter-in-law is the son’s wife, then “her husband” is the son of the main character of the song.

Brothers and sisters of spouses

brother-in-law- Brother husband.

Sister-in-law- husband's sister. The penultimate day - Saturday - is called "Sister-in-law's gatherings", since on this day it was customary to gather at the house of the husband's sister.

Brother-in-law- brother-in-law. In the song “Dialogue at the TV,” the brother-in-law is placed only for rhyme: “And he looks, no, really, Van, like his brother-in-law, he’s such a drunk,” because for Zina, the brother-in-law is her own brother.

sister-in-law- wife's sister.

Brother-in-law- the husband of a sister-in-law, that is, the husband of his wife’s sister. Men married to sisters can call each other brothers-in-law.

Also, sometimes the question arises who is called godfather and godfather.

Godfather And godfather- the godfather and godmother of the child in relation to his parents, as well as the parents of the godson in relation to the godfather and.

From the first minute of his life, a person acquires relatives. Mom, dad, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather - everything is yours, familiar, dear. Everyone can navigate this freely; no explanation is required here.
Time passes, a person grows up and, having found his soul mate, gets married or gets married - acquires more “relatives”. How to understand new relatives? Take a look at our dictionary.

Father-in-law, mother-in-law are the husband's parents.
Father-in-law, mother-in-law are the wife's parents.
Matchmaker, matchmaker - the parents of one of the spouses in relation to the parents of the other spouse.
Son-in-law - daughter's husband, sister's husband, sister-in-law's husband.
Daughter-in-law (daughter-in-law) is a married woman in relation to her husband’s relatives: father, mother, brothers and sisters, spouses of brothers and sisters.
Brother-in-law is the husband's brother.
Sister-in-law is the husband's sister.
Brother-in-law - wife's brother.
Sister-in-law is the wife's sister.
Brothers-in-law are the husbands of sisters.
Cousin, sister - son, daughter of an uncle and aunt.
Nephews are children of brothers and sisters.
First cousins ​​are the children of first cousins.
Great-nephews are the grandchildren of a brother or sister.
Uncle, aunt - brother, sister of father or mother in relation to children, nephews, also uncle is the aunt's husband, and aunt is the uncle's wife.
Cousin (aunt) - cousin (sister) of father or mother.
Great-grandfather (grandmother) - uncle (aunt) of the father or mother.
Stepdaughter, stepson are stepchildren in relation to one of the spouses.
Stepfather, stepmother - stepparents.
Primak is an adopted son-in-law living in his wife's family (this used to be a rarity, usually a young wife came to her husband's house).
Brothers - they can be either brothers, mostly cousins, or friends who happened to help each other out in difficult times. To become forever sworn brothers, one had to perform a special ritual with a vowed exchange of crosses and three kisses. Sometimes sworn brothers throughout their lives were even closer to each other than blood relatives.
Godfather, godfather - godfather and godmother in relation to each other.

Chief Specialist of the Civil Registry Office
T.L. Shchekleina

After the wedding, the bride and groom have many new relatives who have their own specific names. And in order not to get confused about who is related to whom after the wedding, it is worth clarifying this issue in advance, because sometimes already in the second half of the celebration, some guests begin to figure out their new “titles”. The portal site has prepared a short cheat sheet for you - small tables that will help you remember who belongs to whom in the family after marriage.

For the groom: what are the names of relatives after the wedding?

Members of the bride's family become relatives of the groom after the wedding. Many guys know the names of the newlywed’s mother and father even before the celebration. But what they call relatives of the next rank is usually what they hear for the first time.

It is interesting that in past times, if the bride or groom did not have a father and mother, then imprisoned parents took their place. Now this wedding tradition is a thing of the past!

For the bride: names of future relatives

After the wedding, the newlywed has many new relatives, each of which has its own historical name. And to make it easier for you to remember who is related to whom, we have compiled a table with the names of the main members of the groom’s family according to their degree of relationship.

Advice: according to tradition, the bride must prepare gifts for her future relatives - the groom's family - that should be presented to them during the wedding banquet. If you want to please your beloved’s parents, then be sure to include the purchase of gifts in your wedding preparation plan.

For parents: who is related to whom in the family?

After the wedding, the parents of the bride and groom should also know who is related to whom in their large newly formed family in order to understand how to address each other.

For the rest of the family: who is related to whom?

For all other members of both families, the names of relatives sound like this (here we included the godparents of the couple’s child, since spouses often plan to add children soon after the wedding).

Godparents do not necessarily have to have blood ties with their godson; on the contrary, they are often family friends. But they should be selected with special care, because the sacrament of baptism, like a wedding in a church, is an important event in the life of every person!

Origin of names of relatives

The origin of the names of family “titles” is interesting, which may also help you remember what relatives are called. Most of the names come from Indo-European and ancient Indian forms, the translation of which directly hints at the person's status and kinship after marriage:

• Husband- according to the Indo-European interpretation, it comes from the phrase “adult man”.
• Wife- “capable of giving birth”, because a woman was previously seen as the source of new life.
• Father-in-law- “the beginning of the family,” and mother-in-law is a derivative of it.
• Father-in-law- from the phrase “to bring into being”, i.e. “parent of the wife,” and mother-in-law is a derivative of it.
• Brother-in-law, sister-in-law- from the word “own”.

According to folk etymology, there are interpretations of the names of close relatives:

• Daughter-in-law- “god knows who”, because in ancient times, to avoid incest, the bride was looked for in distant villages, which is why almost no one knew the girl.
• Daughter-in-law- the next status of the daughter-in-law, indicating that she is pregnant. Another interpretation is “son’s wife.”
• Son-in-law- from the word “to know”, because after the wedding he becomes a familiar and significant person. Another interpretation is from the word “take”, i.e. the one who takes the bride down the aisle.
• Father-in-law and mother-in-law- “to console”, because After the wedding, the parents rarely see their daughter, and her life in the new home is not always sweet, so the mother and father console the newly-made wife during their short meetings.
• Father-in-law and mother-in-law- “blood of all”, because the father-in-law unites all relatives by blood. Another interpretation is “one’s own shelter”, because After the wedding, the bride was brought to a new place of residence - to her father-in-law's house.
• brother-in-law- “trust”, because The husband's brother was considered a confidant in many matters and an assistant in solving life's problems.
• Sister-in-law- from the word “evil”, because usually the groom's sister did not like his wife, who, in her opinion, always did everything wrong.

In conclusion of the article, I would like to give two pieces of advice regarding the names of relatives after marriage:

• When preparing for the celebration and compiling a list of guests, as well as the seating arrangement for guests at the wedding, write in parentheses who this person will be. Each time you edit the list and look at these names, you will easily remember them.
• The question often arises of how to call relatives: by name or by their relative “status”? It all depends on people's preferences! If earlier it was customary to use the names of relatives in speech, now more and more often they are addressed by their first name and patronymic. The exception is godfathers and matchmakers, who often jokingly like to address each other this way.

The portal site has listed the names of relatives so that you know who, by whom and to whom after the official marriage. Your new extended family members will be pleased to know that you have learned their official “titles” and are treating them with respect!

When we get married, we immediately have twice as many relatives. And everyone is called something. You won’t remember right away. No, well, you can’t confuse your mother-in-law with anyone! But we'll deal with the rest now...

New in-laws

Mother in law- This is the husband's mother. For the mother-in-law - her son's wife will be daughter-in-law.

Father-in-law- This is the husband's father. For the father-in-law - his son's wife will be daughter-in-law.

Sister-in-law- This is my husband's sister. For the sister-in-law, her brother's wife will be daughter-in-law.

brother-in-law- This is my husband's brother. For a brother-in-law, his brother's wife will be daughter-in-law.

New in-laws

mother-in-law- This is the wife's mother. For a mother-in-law, her daughter's husband will be son-in-law.

Who is father in law

Father-in-law- This is the wife's father. For father-in-law, as well as for mother-in-law, the husband of their daughter is son-in-law.

Brother-in-law- This is my wife's brother. For the brother-in-law, his sister's husband, as well as for the parents - son-in-law.

sister-in-law- This is my wife's sister. For a sister-in-law, as for a brother-in-law, their sister's husband will be son-in-law.

New family ties between the parents of the bride and groom

Matchmaking- this is the mother of one of the spouses for the parents of the other spouse.

Matchmaker- the father of one of the spouses for the parents of the other spouse.

Brother-in-law- this is the husband of one sister in relation to the husband of another. In-laws are also called any family ties between people who are not closely related.

Who are godfathers

Godfather And godfather- godfather and mother, but not for the godson, but among themselves and in relation to the parents and relatives of the godson.

Other relatives

All other relatives of your husband/wife will be called the same for you as for him/her. If your husband has a niece, she remains a niece for you. And for her you will be her uncle’s wife.z>