Avdotya () or Avdotia is a Russian feminine given name. It is a form of the Greek name Eudoxia/Eudokia/Eudocia, held by several saints venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
People Avdotya Chernysheva (1693–1747), Russian noble and lady in waiting Avdotia Istomina (Avdotya Istomina) (1799–1848), Russian ballerina Avdotya Mikhaylova (1746–1807), Russian stage actress and opera singer Avdotya Panaeva (1820–1893), Russian writer Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikova, character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment Avdotya Timofeyeva ( 1739), Russian ballerina
See also Eudoxia (name) - covers all people, places, ships etc. named either Eudoxia or derived variants of the name