Avdon (given name) explained

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

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

The patronymics derived from "Avdon" are "Russian: Авдо́нович" (Avdonovich; masculine) and "Russian: Авдо́новна" (Avdonovna; feminine).

References

Sources

• Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
• [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.
• [2] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005.

Notes and References

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