 It is possibly derived from the Biblical Hebrew word "abdōn", meaning "god's slave", "god's servant".The diminutives of "Avdon" are Avdonya (), Avdokha (), Avdosha (), Avdya (), Avda (), Avdyusha (), and Donya ().The patronymics derived from "Avdon" are "" ("Avdonovich"; masculine) and "" ("Avdonovna"; feminine).