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Name Vaduny
Gender Feminine
Usage Romanian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
Other Forms FormsVeduny
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Meaning & History
Possibly means "to see; to know", if derived from the Proto-Slavic věděti, from the Proto-Indo-European wóyd 'to know', from weyd 'to see, to know'. The name itself appears to be a variation of the Russian word vedun'ia "witch, sorceress", the feminine form of vedun 'sorcerer'.