Avdey
Avdey (Russian: Авде́й) is an uncommon[1] Russian masculine first name.[2] The Russian language borrowed the name from Byzantine Christianity in the form of Avdiy (А́вдий or Авди́й)[3], but in the colloquial usage it transformed into "Avdey".[1] "Avdiy" continued to be a form used by the Russian Orthodox Church, having replaced an earlier form Audiy (Ауди́й).[3] The name derives either from the Biblical Hebrew Obadiah (abdiyāhu), meaning god's slave, god's servant, or from Greek audēis, meaning sonorous, melodious—from the Biblical prophet Obadiah.[2]
The diminutives of "Avdey" include Ava (А́ва) and Deya (Де́я),[2] as well as Avdeyka (Авде́йка), Avdya (А́вдя), Avda (А́вда), Avdyukha (Авдю́ха), Avdyusha (Авдю́ша), Avdasha (Авда́ша), Avdyunya (Авдю́ня), Avdusya (Авду́ся), Avdyusya (Авдю́ся), and Adya (А́дя).[4]
The patronymics derived from "Avdey" are "Авде́евич" (Avdeyevich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Авде́ич" (Avdeich), and "Авде́евна" (Avdeyevna; feminine).[4]
Last names Avdonin, Avdokhin, Avdoshin, Avdyunin, and Avdyushin all derive from this first name.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Nikonov, p. 96[clarification needed]
- 1 2 3 Superanskaya, A. (2005-04-22). Sovremennyj slovar' lichnykh imyon. Sravnenie. Proiskhozhdenie. Napisanie [Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling] (in Russian). Ajris-Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-5-8112-1399-3.
- 1 2 Superanskaya, A. V. (2005-02-10). Slovar russkih imen [Dictionary of Russian Names] (in Russian). Eksmo. p. 31. ISBN 978-5-699-14090-9.
- 1 2 Petrovskii, Nikandr Aleksandrovich (2000-03-14). Slovar russkikh lichnykh imen Bolee 3000 imen (in Russian). Astrel. p. 32. ISBN 978-5-17-002940-2.
- ↑ "Авдонин". Slovari. Archived from the original on 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
Sources
[edit]- Ganzhina, I. M. (2001). Slovarʹ sovremennykh russkikh familiĭ [Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names] (in Russian). Moskva: Ast, Astrelʹ. ISBN 978-5-237-04101-9.
- Fedosi͡uk, I͡Uriĭ (2002). Russkie familii: populi︠a︡rnyĭ ėtimologicheskiĭ slovarʹ [Russian Last Names: a Popular Etymological Dictionary]. Moskva: Flinta, Nauka. ISBN 978-5-89349-216-3. OCLC 51035228.
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