Avda (given name)

Avda (А́вда) is an old and rare Russian Christian male first name. It is possibly derived from either the Biblical Hebrew word a b dā, meaning (god's) slave, (god's) servant, or the Greek word audē, meaning speech, prophecy.

The patronymics derived from "Avda" are "А́вдич" (Avdich; masculine) and "А́вдична" (Avdichna; feminine).

"Avda" is also a colloquial form of the male first names Avdakt and Avdiky and a diminutive of the male first names Avdey and Avdon.