 It is possibly derived from the Latin word "abdico", meaning "to denounce", "to relinquish", or "to deny".The diminutives of "Avdiky" are Avdya (), Avdyusha (), and Adya ().The patronymics derived from "Avdiky" are "" ("Avdikiyevich") and "" ("Avdikyevich"; both masculine), and "" ("Avdikiyevna") and "" ("Avdikyevna"; both feminine).