Eudoxia ( grc, Εὐδοξία, ''Eudoxía''), Eudokia (, ''Eudokía'', anglicized as Eudocia) or Evdokia is a feminine

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, which originally meant "good fame or judgement" or "she whose fame or judgement is good" in

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. The Slavic forms of the name are East Slavic: Evdokiya (russian: Евдокия), Yevdokiya ( ua, Євдокія); South Slavic: Evdokija (Евдокија), Jevdokija (Јевдокија). It was mainly popular in

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and during the

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, particularly in Eastern Europe. It continues to be in use today, usually in honor of various saints. Eudoxia became the basis for the name Avdotia, which is a popular name for women in Russia.

Eudoxia, Eudokia and Eudocia

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Saints

* Eudoxia of Heliopolis (d. 120), early Christian saint and martyr * Virgin Martyr Eudoxia at Canopus in Egypt - died 311 with sisters Theodota and Theoctiste, mother Athanasia, Saints Cyrus and John * Saint Eudocia: see below under Aelia Eudocia

Byzantine royals

Aelia Eudoxia Aelia Eudoxia (; ; died 6 October 404) was a Roman empress consort by marriage to the Roman emperor Arcadius. The marriage was the source of some controversy, as it was arranged by Eutropius, one of the eunuch court officials, who was attempt ...

(c. 380–404), Byzantine empress, daughter of

Flavius Bauto Flavius Bauto (died c. 385) was a Romanised Frank who served as a ''magister militum'' of the Roman Empire and imperial advisor under Valentinian II. Biography When the usurper Magnus Maximus invaded Italy in an attempt to replace Valentinian II ...

and wife of Emperor

Arcadius Arcadius ( grc-gre, Ἀρκάδιος ; 377 – 1 May 408) was Roman emperor from 383 to 408. He was the eldest son of the ''Augustus'' Theodosius I () and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and the brother of Honorius (). Arcadius ruled the ...

* Aelia Eudocia/Eudocia Augusta (c. 401–460), Saint Eudocia, Byzantine empress, wife of

Theodosius II Theodosius II ( grc-gre, Θεοδόσιος, Theodosios; 10 April 401 – 28 July 450) was Roman emperor for most of his life, proclaimed ''augustus'' as an infant in 402 and ruling as the eastern Empire's sole emperor after the death of his ...

and daughter-in-law of

* Licinia Eudoxia (422–462), Western Roman empress, daughter of

and Aelia Eudocia, wife of Emperors

Valentinian III Valentinian III ( la, Placidus Valentinianus; 2 July 41916 March 455) was Roman emperor in the West from 425 to 455. Made emperor in childhood, his reign over the Roman Empire was one of the longest, but was dominated by powerful generals vying ...

and

Petronius Maximus Petronius Maximus ( 39731 May 455) was Roman emperor of the West for two and a half months in 455. A wealthy senator and a prominent aristocrat, he was instrumental in the murders of the Western Roman ''magister militum'', Aëtius, and the W ...

Eudocia (daughter of Valentinian III) Eudocia or Eudoxia (439 – 466/474?) was the eldest daughter of Roman emperor Valentinian III and his wife, Licinia Eudoxia. She was thus the granddaughter on her mother's side of Eastern emperor Theodosius II and his wife, the poet Aelia ...

/Princess Eudocia (439–466/474?), daughter of Emperor

and Licinia Eudoxia, wife of Vandal king

Huneric Huneric, Hunneric or Honeric (died December 23, 484) was King of the (North African) Vandal Kingdom (477–484) and the oldest son of Gaiseric. He abandoned the imperial politics of his father and concentrated mainly on internal affairs. He was m ...

Fabia Eudokia Eudokia or Eudocia (Greek: Εύδοκία, c. 580 – 13 August 612), originally named Fabia, was a Greek woman who became Byzantine empress as the first wife of Heraclius from 610 to her death. She was a daughter of Rogas, a landowner in the Exa ...

(c. 580–612), Byzantine empress, wife of the emperor Heraclius *

Eudoxia Epiphania Eudoxia Epiphania ( gr, Επιφανεία) (also known as Epiphania, Eudocia or Eudokia) was the only daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius and his first wife Eudokia. She was born at Constantinople on July 7, 611 CE, baptized on August 15 ...

(b. 611), daughter of emperor Heraclius and

Eudokia (wife of Justinian II) Eudokia (Late Greek: Εὐδοκία) was the first Empress consort of Byzantine Emperor Justinian II.Lynda Garland.
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(7th century), Byzantine empress, wife of

Justinian II Justinian II ( la, Iustinianus; gr, Ἰουστινιανός, Ioustinianós; 668/69 – 4 November 711), nicknamed "the Slit-Nosed" ( la, Rhinotmetus; gr, ὁ Ῥινότμητος, ho Rhinótmētos), was the last Eastern Roman emperor of the ...

* Eudokia Ingerina (c. 840 – c. 882), Byzantine empress, wife of the 10th century Emperor

Basil I Basil I, called the Macedonian ( el, Βασίλειος ὁ Μακεδών, ''Basíleios ō Makedṓn'', 811 – 29 August 886), was a Byzantine Emperor who reigned from 867 to 886. Born a lowly peasant in the theme of Macedonia, he rose in the ...

Eudokia Baïana Eudokia Baïana (Greek: Εὐδοκία Βαϊανή; died 12 April 901) was a Byzantine Empress consort as the third wife of Leo VI the Wise. Biography The work '' Theophanes Continuatus'' was a continuation of the chronicle of Theophanes the Co ...

(died 901), Byzantine empress, wife of

Leo VI the Wise Leo VI, called the Wise ( gr, Λέων ὁ Σοφός, Léōn ho Sophós, 19 September 866 – 11 May 912), was Byzantine Emperor from 886 to 912. The second ruler of the Macedonian dynasty (although his parentage is unclear), he was very well ...

Eudokia Makrembolitissa Eudokia Makrembolitissa ( el, Εὐδοκία Μακρεμβολίτισσα, Eudocia Macrembolitissa) was a Byzantine empress by her successive marriages to Constantine X Doukas and Romanos IV Diogenes. She acted as regent of her minor son, Mich ...

(1021–1096), Byzantine empress, wife of emperors Constantine X Doukas and Romanos IV Diogenes, putative author of a dictionary of history and mythology, often referred to as "Eudocia" * Eudokia Komnene, daughter of John II Komnenos (1087–1143), wife of Theodore Vatatzes * Eudoxia, Byzantine princess, niece and mistress of Andronikos I Komnenos (c. 1118–1185) *

Eudokia Angelina Eudokia Angelina (or Eudocia Angelina) ( gr, Ευδοκία Αγγελίνα, sr, Evdokija Anđel; around 1173–died , or later) was the consort of Stefan the First-Crowned of Serbia from c. 1190 to c. 1200. She later remarried, to Alexios V Do ...

(d. 1211, or later), Byzantine princess, consort of Stefan the First-Crowned of Serbia *

Eudokia Palaiologina Eudokia Palaiologina or ( el, Ευδοκία Παλαιολογίνα) (c. 1265 – 18 September 1302) was the third daughter of Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos and his wife, Theodora, a grandniece of Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes of ...

(1265-1302), daughter of

Michael VIII Palaiologos Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( el, Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, Mikhaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos; 1224 – 11 December 1282) reigned as the co-emperor of the Empire ...

and his wife

Theodora Theodora is a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift". Theodora may also refer to: Historical figures known as Theodora Byzantine empresses * Theodora (wife of Justinian I) ( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora o ...

Non-Byzantine royals

Eudoxia of Moscow Eudoxia of Moscow (russian: Евдокия Дмитриевна, ''Yevdokia Dmitriyevna''), with monastic name Euphrosyne (1353 – 1407), was a Grand princess of Moscow and wife of Dmitry Donskoy. Biography Eudoxia was a daughter of Dmitry Kons ...

or of Suzdal (Yevdokia) (d. 1407), Grand Duchess of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, wife of

Dmitry Donskoy Saint Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy ( rus, Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й, Dmítriy Ivanovich Donskóy, also known as Dimitrii or Demetrius), or Dmitry of the Don, sometimes referred to simply as Dmitry (12 October 1350 – 1 ...

* Eudoxia Lopukhina (1669–1731), first wife of Peter the Great *

Maria Eutokia Toaputeitou Maria Eutokia Toaputeitou (french: Marie Eudoxie; died 27 August 1869) was Queen consort of the island of Mangareva, and other Gambier Islands including Akamaru, Aukena, Taravai and Temoe. She served as regent for her son in his minority and ...

(d. 1869), queen of the Polynesian island of

Mangareva Mangareva is the central and largest island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. It is surrounded by smaller islands: Taravai in the southwest, Aukena and Akamaru in the southeast, and islands in the north. Mangareva has a permanent p ...

, wife of Maputeoa, mother of Joseph Gregorio II

Fiction

* Eudoxia, a fictional character in the Anne Rice novel '' Blood and Gold'' * Eudoxia, one of

Italo Calvino Italo Calvino (, also , ;. RAI (circa 1970), retrieved 25 October 2012. 15 October 1923 – 19 September 1985) was an Italian writer and journalist. His best known works include the '' Our Ancestors'' trilogy (1952–1959), the ''Cosmicomi ...

's '' Invisible Cities'' * Eudoxia, one of the colony worlds in The Expanse (''

Babylon’s Ashes ''Babylon's Ashes'' is a science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, and the sixth book in their ''The Expanse'' series. The title of the novel was announced in early July 2015 and the cover and b ...

'') * Eudoxia Vatatzes, mainspring character in Patrick White’s novel The Twyborn Affair

Evdokia

Evdokia, one variant of the Greek name, can stand for: * Evdokia Bobyleva (1919–2017), Russian teacher * Evdokia Kadi, Cypriot singer * Evdokia (film), a 1971 film starring Maria Vassiliou, George Koutouzis, Koula Agagiotou, and Christos Zorbas *

Zeibekiko Zeibekiko ( el, Ζεϊμπέκικο, ) is a Greek folk dance. Origin and history It takes its name from the Zeybeks, an irregular militia living in the Aegean Region of the Ottoman Empire from late 17th to early 20th centuries. It was fir ...

of ''Evdokia'' (film), the characteristic zeibekiko song

Slavic variants of the Greek name

* Avdotya, Avdotia - Russian variant of the Greek name * Evdokija - Serbian variant of the Greek name * Evdokiya - Russian and Bulgarian variant of the Greek name

Places

* Eudocia (Cappadocia), an ancient city of Cappadocia * Eudocia (Lycia), an ancient city of Lycia * Eudocias (Pamphylia), an ancient city of Pamphylia * Eudocia (Phrygia), an ancient city of Phrygia *

Eudoxias Eudoxias was a city and bishopric in the late Roman province of Galatia Secunda, in Asia Minor. Location Eudoxias is mentioned only by Hierocles (author of Synecdemus), Hierocles and the ''Notitiae episcopatuum'' of the Patriarchate of Constant ...

, city and bishopric in Galatia, Anatolia *Eudocia, former name of Tokat, Anatolia

Ships

*, British cargo ship