'''Avdiky''' ({{langx|ru|Авди́кий}}) is an old and uncommon<ref name="Petrovsky">Petrovsky, p.&nbsp;33</ref> Russian Christian male first name.<ref name="Superanskaya2">Superanskaya [2], p.&nbsp;32</ref> Its colloquial variants are '''Adiky''' ({{lang|ru|Ади́кий}})<ref name="Petrovsky" /> and '''Avda''' ({{lang|ru|А́вда}}).<ref name="Superanskaya2">Superanskaya [2], p.&nbsp;32</ref> It is possibly<ref name="Petrovsky" /> derived from the Latin word ''abdico'', meaning ''to denounce'', ''to relinquish'',<ref name="Superanskaya">Superanskaya [1], p.&nbsp;21</ref> or ''to deny''.<ref name="Petrovsky" />

The diminutives of "Avdiky" are '''Avdya''' ({{lang|ru|А́вдя}}), '''Avdyusha''' ({{lang|ru|Авдю́ша}}), and '''Adya''' ({{lang|ru|А́дя}}).<ref name="Petrovsky" />

The patronymics derived from "Avdiky" are "{{lang|ru|Авди́киевич}}" (''Avdikiyevich'') and "{{lang|ru|Авди́кьевич}}" (''Avdikyevich''; both masculine), and "{{lang|ru|Авди́киевна}}" (''Avdikiyevna'') and "{{lang|ru|Авди́кьевна}}" (''Avdikyevna''; both feminine).<ref name="Petrovsky" />

==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}

===Sources=== *Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. {{ISBN|5-17-002940-3}} *[1] 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. {{ISBN|5-8112-1399-9}} *[2] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. {{ISBN|5-699-14090-5}}

{{Given name|cat=Russian masculine given names}}

Category:Masculine given names