Eudoxia (Ancient Greek: Εὐδοξία, Eudoxía), Eudokia (Εὐδοκία, Eudokía, anglicized as Eudocia) or Evdokia is a feminine given name, which originally meant "good fame or judgement" or "she whose fame or judgement is good" in Greek. The Slavic forms of the name are East Slavic: Evdokiya (Russian: Евдокия), Yevdokiya (Ukrainian: Євдокія); South Slavic: Evdokija (Евдокија), Jevdokija (Јевдокија). It was mainly popular in late antiquity and during the Middle Ages, 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

The names Eudoxia, Eudokia, and Eudocia are interchangeable in most cases for the Wikipedia search engine.

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

Non-Byzantine royals

Fiction

Evdokia

Evdokia, one variant of the Greek name, can stand for:

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

Ships

See also

Eudoxus and Eudoxius are male versions of the name.

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