• Kutúzovo. The Kutúzovy are one of the most ancient of Russian families; this particular village from which they derive their name must be somewhere on the trade route of the Dnieper.
• Kvass. A liquid made from various kinds of flour and fermented with sour milk to which is added malt or yeast.
• Name-day. The day of the patron Saint. In Russia Saints’ days are kept in place of birthdays.
• Na-úm. In this Russian name the two vowels are to be sounded separately, Na-úm .
• Nightingale Robber. His patronymics are Rakhmánovich, Odikhmantovich, Rakhmánya, all of them very difficult of definition or explanation.