Avdiky (russian: Авди́кий) is an old and uncommon
[Petrovsky, p. 33] Russian Christian male
first name.
[Superanskaya p. 32] Its colloquial variants are Adiky ()
and Avda ().
[Superanskaya p. 32] It is possibly
derived from the
Latin word ''abdico'', meaning ''to denounce'', ''to relinquish'',
[Superanskaya p. 21] or ''to deny''.
The
diminutive
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s of "Avdiky" are Avdya (), Avdyusha (), and Adya ().
The
patronymics derived from "Avdiky" are "" (''Avdikiyevich'') and "" (''Avdikyevich''; both masculine), and "" (''Avdikiyevna'') and "" (''Avdikyevna''; both feminine).
References
Notes
Sources
*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
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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.
*
А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005.
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