Ancient Greek origin
Source-reportedFrom Latin Eudocia, from Ancient Greek Εὐδοκία (Eudokía), from Ancient Greek εὐδοκία (eudokía, “satisfied or satisfying one”), from εὐδοκέω (eudokéō, “to be well-pleased or well-pleasing”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia: forming adjectives”), from εὐ- (eu-, “eu-: good”) + δοκέω (dokéō, “to think, to be thought, to seem”). Doublet of Evdokia.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: EudociaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: EudociaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
