Avdon (given name)

For the moshav in northern Israel, see Avdon.

Avdon (Russian: Авдо́н) is an old and rare^[1] Russian Christian male first name.^[2] Its colloquial variant is Ovdon (Овдо́н).^[3] It is possibly derived from the Biblical Hebrew word abdōn, meaning god's slave, god's servant.^[2]

The diminutives of "Avdon" are Avdonya (Авдо́ня), Avdokha (Авдо́ха), Avdosha (Авдо́ша), Avdya (А́вдя), Avda (А́вда), Avdyusha (Авдю́ша), and Donya (До́ня).^[1]

The patronymics derived from "Avdon" are "Авдо́нович" (Avdonovich; masculine) and "Авдо́новна" (Avdonovna; feminine).^[1]

References

Notes

1 2 3 Petrovsky, p. 33
1 2 Superanskaya [1], p. 22
↑ Superanskaya [2], p. 32

Sources

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

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