Dudka
Appearance
Pronunciation | IPA: [ˈdutka] |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | Russian, Polish, Ukrainian |
Meaning | player of a pipe |
Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
Other names | |
See also | Duda, Dudin |
Dudka (Дудка [ˈdutka])) is a Ukrainian, Russian and Polish surname[1] derived from the Eastern Slavic word дудка for "fife", "pipe" that is also present in the Ukrainian, Polish and Russian diaspora.
Notable people with the name Dudka include:
- Dariusz Dudka (born 1983), Polish football player
- Mykyta Dudka (born 2000), Ukrainian football player
- Stanley Dudka (1923–2008), Canadian fishery officer
- Vyacheslav Dudka (born 1960), Russian politician.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dudka Surname". forebears.io. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
Approximately 19,806 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Ukraine; Highest density in: Ukraine.