Audas as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Audas

What is the meaning of the name Audas ?

The baby name Audas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɔːdəs/ (AW-dəs).

Audas is Norse in Origin.

Audas is a rare masculine given name and occasional surname with two converging etymologies. In Christian Near Eastern tradition it represents a Latinized form of Abdas, from Syriac/Aramaic ’abdā, meaning “servant” (often understood as “servant of God”). The spelling Audas reflects transmission through Greek and Latin ecclesiastical texts, where -as is a common masculine ending.

The name enters Latin hagiography via the 5th-century bishop Abdas/Audas of Susa, martyred under Yazdegerd I; medieval calendars preserve the form Audas. In Romance onomastics the surname Audas appears in southern French (Occitan) regions and parts of Iberia, sometimes reinterpreted from Latin audax “bold, daring.” Variants and cognates include Abdas, Abda, Audax (Latin), Audace (Italian/French), and Audaz (Spanish/Portuguese). Modern given-name use is extremely uncommon, lending Audas a distinctive, antique character that can be read either as “servant (of God)” or as “bold.”

⚙ Audas is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 13 recorded uses, across 7 countries.