Duda (name)
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Duda is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
[edit]- Duda Salabert (born 1981/82), Brazilian politician and teacher
- Duda Sanadze (born 1992), a Georgian basketball player
- Duda Yankovich (born 1976), a Serbian Brazilian fighter in boxing and mixed martial arts
Surname
[edit]In Slavic languages, the surname derives from the nickname for a bagpipes player (from "duda" which means a bagpipe). In Czech, it may also originate from the word "dudek" (hoopoe), while in Hungarian comes either from the old secular name "Duda" or is an abbreviated version of "Dudás".[1]
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Elisabeth Duda (born 1979), Polish writer, film and television actress
- Harry Duda (born 1944), Polish poet and publicist
- Jerzy Duda-Gracz (1941–2004), Polish painter
- John Duda (born 1977), American film actor
- Jörg Duda (born 1968), German composer
- Kelly Duda (born 1966), American filmmaker and activist
- Mariusz Duda (born 1975), Polish musician and composer
- Steve Duda, American DJ, record producer, engineer and manager
Politics
[edit]- Agata Kornhauser-Duda (born 1972), Polish former teacher and first lady of Poland
- Andrzej Duda (born 1972), president of Poland
- Joanna Duda-Gwiazda, wife of the Polish trade unionist and politician Andrzej Gwiazda
Sports and games
[edit]- Adam Duda (born 1991), Polish footballer
- Bogusław Duda (born 1953), Polish racewalker
- Brigitte Duda (born 1961), Austrian diver
- Jan-Krzysztof Duda (born 1998), Polish chess player
- Jason Duda (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kacper Duda (born 2004), Polish footballer
- Lucas Duda (born 1986), American baseball player
- Mark Duda (born 1961), American football defensive tackle
- Ondrej Duda (born 1994), Slovak footballer
- Paul Duda (born 1943), Canadian football player
- Radek Duda (born 1979), Czech ice hockey player
Other
[edit]- Bonaventura Duda (1924–2017), Croatian Franciscan friar, theologian and member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Jarosław Duda, Polish computer scientist
- Oswald Duda (1869–1941), German entomologist
- Radu Duda (born 1960), Romanian prince
- Richard O. Duda, American professor of electrical engineering
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol.1. A–F. Oxford University Press. p. 491. ISBN 9780199771691.
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