Duda (name) explained
Duda is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- 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
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
- 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
Sports and games
- Adam Duda (born 1991), Polish footballer
- Bogusław Duda (born 1953), Polish racewalker
- Brigitte Duda (born 1961), Austrian diver
- Denis Duda (born 1996), Albanian footballer
- Jan-Krzysztof Duda (born 1998), Polish chess player
- Jason Duda (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- 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
- René Duda (born 1996), Slovak football midfielder
Other
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Hanks . Patrick . Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol.1. A–F . 2003 . . 9780199771691 . 491.
