Duda is a given name and surname.
In Slavic languages, the surname originates from a colloquial term for someone who plays the bagpipes, rooted in the word "duda", which means bagpipe. In Czech, it may also derive from "dudek", the word for a hoopoe bird, while in Hungarian, it comes either from the non-religious given name Duda or is an abbreviated version of Dudás. In Polish, the surname has archaic feminine forms: Dudzina (after husband) and Dudzianka (after father). These forms are still used colloquially.
Given name Notable people with the given name include: 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
Mononym
Nickname Duda Beat (Eduarda Bittencourt Simões, born 1987), Brazilian singer and songwriter Duda Francelino (Maria Eduarda Francelino da Silva, born 1995), Brazilian women's footballer Duda Lisboa (Eduarda Santos Lisboa, born 1998), Brazilian beach volleyball player Duda Santos (Adailma Aparecida da Silva dos Santos, born 1996), Brazilian footballer Duda Santos (actress) (Maria Eduarda Santos Domingues, born 2001), Brazilian actress and model
Surname Arts and entertainment Elisabeth Duda (born 1979), Polish writer, film and television actress Harry Duda (born 1944), Polish poet and publicist Ihor Duda (1940–2025), Ukrainian art historian, and cultural activist Jerzy Duda-Gracz (1941–2004), Polish painter John Joseph 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 Agata Kornhauser-Duda (born 1972), Polish former teacher and first lady of Poland Andrzej Duda (born 1972), president of Poland Joanna Duda-Gwiazda (born 1939), wife of the Polish trade unionist and politician Andrzej Gwiazda Piotr Duda (born 1962), Polish trade unionist Walter Duda (1921–2008), American politician from Nebraska
Sports Adam Duda (born 1991), Polish footballer Benedikt Duda (born 1994), German table tennis player 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 people 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
Duda (disambiguation) Dudka
References