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Avdotya
Avdotya
or
Avdotia
is a
Russian
feminine given name
. It is a form of the
Greek name
Eudoxia
/
Eudokia
/
Eudocia
, held by several
saints
honored in the
Russian Orthodox Church
.
It is shared by the following people:
Avdotya
Chernysheva
, Russian noble and
lady in waiting
Avdotia
Istomina
,
Russian ballerina
Avdotya
Mikhaylova
, Russian
stage actress
and
opera singer
Avdotya Panaeva,
Russian writer
Avdotya Romanovna
Raskolnikova
, character in
Fyodor
Dostoyevsky's
novel
Crime
and
Punishment
Avdotya Timofeyeva, Russian ballerina