Sergei Pashakhin

About my name - Sergei Pashakhin

People struggle writing and pronouncing my name. Here's a guide to it.

The most common mistake in pronouncing my last name is to pronounce 'k'. The letter 'k' is silent. Why is it there? I do not know, this Latin spelling of my last name was issued to me with my first passport.

  Cyrillic IPA Common spelling Alternative spelling
First name Сергей sʲirɡʲˈej Sergei Sergey, Serhii, Sergej
Last name Пашахин paʃˈɑxin Pashakhin  

I have a patronymic. If this concept is new to you, then you shouldn't use it. Stick to the simple combination of first+last name.

Personal pronouns

Use what you are comfortable with.

English language

I like they/them.

Deutsch

Either 'er' or 'sie' both works fine for me. Again, use what you find appropriate.