Given name · Russian
Авдий
“servant of God”
Авдий (Ávdij) is a masculine given name. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Abdias.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Авдий goes back to Hebrew עֹבַדְיָה, meaning “servant of God.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Авдий’s family of names
In Russian usage, Авдий has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form ABDIAS. In Russian usage, Авдий has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form ABDIA. In Russian usage, Авдий has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Abdiasz.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Авдий has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
Hebrewwhere Авдий comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- עובדיהHebrew
- AbdiasLatin, English
- AbdiaItalian
- Avdeyequivalent
- AbdiaszPolish
- عوبَدیاPersian
- ObadjaDutch, German
- AbdíasSpanish
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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