The baby name Fedosia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: feh-DOH-see-uh (/fəˈdoʊsiə/); Russian/Eastern Slavic: feh-DOH-sya.
Fedosia is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Fedosia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: feh-DOH-see-uh (/fəˈdoʊsiə/); Russian/Eastern Slavic: feh-DOH-sya.
Fedosia is Greek in Origin.
Fedosia is an East Slavic feminine name rooted in Greek Theodosía, transmitted through Church Slavonic as Feodosíya/Феодосия. It joins theos “god” and dósis “gift, giving,” yielding the meaning “gift to God” or “God‑given.” The name is cognate with English Theodosia and related to Theodore/Theodora. Spelling and phonetic variants include Feodosia, Feodosiya, Fedosya, and the Ukrainian Feodosiia; in South Slavic you may see Feodosija. Common diminutives in Russian are Dosya and Tosya.
In the Orthodox world the name appears in saints’ calendars, borne by several early martyrs named Theodosia, which helped sustain its use across medieval Rus’ and later rural Russia and Ukraine. It waned in the 20th century but persists in Orthodox circles and in revivalist naming. The Crimean port Feodosiya (Theodosia) shares the same root, further familiarizing the form in Slavic languages.
Fedosia is exceptionally rare. Across 3 countries, we found just 5 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 |
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