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Avda (given name)

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Avda (Russian: А́вда) is an old and rare Russian Christian[1] male first name.[2] It is possibly derived from either the Biblical Hebrew word ab, meaning (god's) slave, (god's) servant, or the Greek word audē, meaning speech, prophecy.[1]

The patronymics derived from "Avda" are "А́вдич" (Avdich; masculine) and "А́вдична" (Avdichna; feminine).[2]

"Avda" is also a colloquial form of the male first names Avdakt and Avdiky[3] and a diminutive of the male first names Avdey[2] and Avdon.[4]

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  1. ^ a b Superanskaya [1], p. 21
  2. ^ a b c Petrovsky, p. 32
  3. ^ Superanskaya [2], pp. 31–32
  4. ^ Petrovsky, p. 33

Sources

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  • Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
  • [1] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
  • [2] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5