person
Katya (daughter of Alexander Chekhov)
Katka
also: Мосевна, Катек, Катьку, Мосевны, Mosevna, Katka
The infant daughter of Alexander Chekhov and Anna Ivanovna, addressed here under several teasing family nicknames (Mosevna, Katka); the subject of Anton's mock-stern parenting advice to his brother.
Reading notes
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 15–28 October 1883. Moscow. §13 Mosevna
A teasing patronymic-style nickname (from "Aleksei-Mosei") for Alexander's infant daughter, elsewhere called Katka -- one of the affectionate, invented names the family used for her.