Given name · Russian
Авдотья
“good will”
Авдотья (Avdótʹja) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek (ultimately Old East Slavic), meaning “good will.” It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Avdotʹâ.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Авдотья comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Old East Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Russian usage, Авдотья developed from Εὐδοκία.
Авдотья’s family of names
In Russian usage, Авдотья has a diminutive in Дуня. In Russian usage, Авдотья developed from the Ancient Greek form Εὐδοκία. In Russian usage, Авдотья has a transliteration in Avdotʹâ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Авдотья has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Авдотья
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