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Type Surname
Usage Chechen, Ossetian (Russified)
Scripts Дудаев, ДудагӀеран(Chechen) Дудайты(Ossetian) Дудаев(Russian)
Other Forms FormsDudayeva, Dudaev, Dudayty
Meaning & History
Russified form of a Chechen and Ossetian family name of disputed meaning; the name may be derived from Ossetian дудахъхъ (dudaqq) meaning "bustard", from Ingush тат (tat) meaning "Mountain Jew", or from Circassian дадэ (dade) meaning "grandfather" or "king, head, chief". A notable bearer was Dzhokhar Dudayev (1944-1996), the former president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.