Eudoxia ( grc, Εὐδοξία, ''Eudoxía''), Eudokia (, ''Eudokía'', anglicized as Eudocia) or Evdokia is a

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, 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 Evdokiya (russian: Евдокия, bg, Евдокия) is a Russian and Bulgarian variant of the Greek Eudokia (Ευδοκία), a feminine given name. It may refer to: * Evdokiya Rostopchina, Russian poet *Evdokiya Germanova, Russian actress. * ...

(russian: Евдокия), Yevdokiya ( ua, Євдокія); South Slavic:

Evdokija Evdokija ( sr-cyr, Евдокија, mk, Евдокија) and Jevdokija (Јевдокија) are Serbian and Macedonian variants of Greek name Eudokia (Ευδοκία), a feminine given name. It may refer to: *Teodora-Evdokija (1330–after 138 ...

(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

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s. Eudoxia became the basis for the name

Avdotia Avdotya (russian: Авдо́тья) 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 ...

, 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 Eudokia (Greek: Ευδοκία) was a Samarian woman who lived in Heliopolis of Phoenicia (present day Baalbek, Lebanon). Life Eudokia was very beautiful, and garnered her wealth by attracting wealthy lovers. She learned about Christianity fr ...

(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 Saints Cyrus and John ( it, Ciro e Giovanni; ar, أباكير ويوحنا, Abākīr wa-Yūḥannā; died or 311 AD) are venerated as martyrs. They are especially venerated by the Coptic Church and surnamed Wonderworking Unmercenaries (''thaum ...

* Saint Eudocia: see below under Aelia Eudocia

Byzantine royals

* Aelia Eudoxia (c. 380–404), Byzantine empress, daughter of Flavius Bauto and wife of Emperor Arcadius * Aelia Eudocia/Eudocia Augusta (c. 401–460), Saint Eudocia, Byzantine empress, wife of Theodosius II and daughter-in-law of Aelia Eudoxia *

Licinia Eudoxia Licinia Eudoxia (; Greek: Λικινία, 422 – c. 493) was a Roman Empress, daughter of Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II. Her husbands included the Western Roman Emperors Valentinian III and Petronius Maximus. Family Eudoxia was born in ...

(422–462), Western Roman empress, daughter of Theodosius II and Aelia Eudocia, wife of Emperors Valentinian III and Petronius Maximus * Eudocia (daughter of Valentinian III)/Princess Eudocia (439–466/474?), daughter of Emperor Valentinian III and

, wife of Vandal king Huneric * Fabia Eudokia (c. 580–612), Byzantine empress, wife of the emperor

Heraclius Heraclius ( grc-gre, Ἡράκλειος, Hērákleios; c. 575 – 11 February 641), was List of Byzantine emperors, Eastern Roman emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the Exa ...

* Eudoxia Epiphania (b. 611), daughter of emperor

and Fabia Eudokia * Eudokia (wife of Justinian II) (7th century), Byzantine empress, wife of Justinian II * Eudokia Ingerina (c. 840 – c. 882), Byzantine empress, wife of the 10th century Emperor Basil I * Eudokia Baïana (died 901), Byzantine empress, wife of Leo VI the Wise * Eudokia Makrembolitissa (1021–1096), Byzantine empress, wife of emperors

Constantine X Doukas Constantine X Doukas or Ducas ( el, Κωνσταντῖνος Δούκας, ''Kōnstantinos X Doukas'', 1006 – 23 May 1067), was Byzantine emperor from 1059 to 1067. He was the founder and first ruling member of the Doukid dynasty. Duri ...

and Romanos IV Diogenes, putative author of a dictionary of history and mythology, often referred to as "Eudocia" * Eudokia Komnene, daughter of John II Komnenos (1087–1143), wife of Theodore Vatatzes * Eudoxia, Byzantine princess, niece and mistress of Andronikos I Komnenos (c. 1118–1185) * Eudokia Angelina (d. 1211, or later), Byzantine princess, consort of

Stefan the First-Crowned Stefan Nemanja II ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Немања II, ), or Stephen the First-Crowned ( sr, / , ; – 24 September 1228), was the Grand Prince of Serbia from 1196 and the King of Serbia from 1217 until his death in 1228. He was the first ...

of Serbia * Eudokia Palaiologina (1265-1302), daughter of Michael VIII Palaiologos and his wife Theodora

Non-Byzantine royals

* Eudoxia of Moscow or of Suzdal (Yevdokia) (d. 1407), Grand Duchess of the

Grand Duchy of Moscow The Grand Duchy of Moscow, Muscovite Russia, Muscovite Rus' or Grand Principality of Moscow (russian: Великое княжество Московское, Velikoye knyazhestvo Moskovskoye; also known in English simply as Muscovy from the Lati ...

, wife of Dmitry Donskoy * Eudoxia Lopukhina (1669–1731), first wife of

Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...

* Maria Eutokia Toaputeitou (d. 1869), queen of the Polynesian island of Mangareva, wife of Maputeoa, mother of Joseph Gregorio II

Fiction

* Eudoxia, a fictional character in the Anne Rice novel ''

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'' * Eudoxia, one of Italo Calvino's ''

Invisible Cities ''Invisible Cities'' ( it, Le città invisibili) is a novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino. It was published in Italy in 1972 by Giulio Einaudi Editore. Description The book explores imagination and the imaginable through the descriptions of ...

'' * Eudoxia, one of the colony worlds in The Expanse ('' Babylon’s Ashes'') * Eudoxia Vatatzes, mainspring character in

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’s novel The Twyborn Affair

Evdokia

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

Evdokia Bobyleva Evdokia Fedorovna Bobyleva (russian: Евдокия Фёдоровна Бобылёва; 18 August 1919 – 29 August 2017) was a Soviet and Russian teacher who served as a deputy in the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union from 198 ...

(1919–2017), Russian teacher *

Evdokia Kadi Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Femme Fatale" written by Nikos Evagelou and Vangelis Evangelou. The song was performed by Evdokia Kadi. The Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) organised ...

, Cypriot singer *

Evdokia (film) ''Evdokia'' ( el, Ευδοκία) is one of the most important works of Greek cinema. It is a drama of passion whose main characters are a sergeant and a prostitute (Evdokia) who get married after a brief passionate affair. Very soon, however, th ...

, a 1971 film starring Maria Vassiliou, George Koutouzis, Koula Agagiotou, and Christos Zorbas * Zeibekiko of ''Evdokia'' (film), the characteristic zeibekiko song

Slavic variants of the Greek name

Avdotya Avdotya (russian: Авдо́тья) 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 ...

, Avdotia - Russian variant of the Greek name *

- Serbian variant of the Greek name *

- Russian and Bulgarian variant of the Greek name

Places

Eudocia (Cappadocia) Although William Smith's ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography'' (1854) said that the '' Synecdemus'' of Hierocles mentions four towns in Asia Minor called Eudocia ( grc, Εὐδοκία), including one in Cappadocia, the text of the ''Synecde ...

, an ancient city of Cappadocia *

Eudocia (Lycia) Eudocia ( grc, Εὐδοκία) was a town in ancient Lycia. Although William Smith's ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography'' (1854) said that the '' Synecdemus'' of Hierocles mentions four towns in Asia Minor called Eudocia (Εὐδοκία) ...

, an ancient city of Lycia *

Eudocias (Pamphylia) Eudocias ( grc, Εὐδοκιάς) or Eudocia ( grc, Εὐδοκία) was an ancient town in the Roman province of Pamphylia Secunda, in the neighbourhood of Termessus. According to William Smith's ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography'' (1 ...

, an ancient city of Pamphylia * Eudocia (Phrygia), an ancient city of Phrygia * Eudoxias, city and bishopric in Galatia, Anatolia *Eudocia, former name of

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, Anatolia

Ships

*, British cargo ship