Oladyi may be served with caviar, similarly to blini. Generally, the term "oladyi" in Eastern Slavic cuisines may also denote fritters made with other ingredients, e.g. potato pancakes (картофельные оладьи), carrot fritters (морковные оладьи), bean pancakes (оладьи из бобовых), rice pancakes (рисовые оладьи), summer squash fritters (кабачковые оладьи) etc. Syrniki (quark pancakes) may also be considered a type of oladyi. The Old East Slavic word "oladya" as a proper noun is first attested in 1470. As a dish it is first mentioned in "Domostroy", the 16th-century Russian book of household rules, instructions and advice. The word derives from Ancient Greek ἐλάδιον,
Duncan (given name) In acting: In movies: In literature: In music: In politics: In journalism: In business: In fiction: Duncan (given name) Duncan is a given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic "Donnchadh". The final letter "n" in the Anglicised "Duncan" seems to be a result of confusion in the Latin form of the name—"Duncanus"—with the Gaelic word "ceann", meaning "head". One opinion is that the Gaelic "Donnchadh" is composed of the elements "donn", meaning "dark or dark-haired man" or "chieftain"; and "cath", meaning "battle", together meaning "dark-haired or dark warrior". Another opinion is that the Gaelic "Donnchadh" is composed