person
Irodiada Yegorovna
also: Иродиада Егоровна, Ираида, Iraida
A Taganrog acquaintance who sent word she wished to see Chekhov during his April 1887 visit; recently widowed and bereaved of her mother, and about to remarry. Chekhov gives two possible forms of her name ("Irodiada" or "Iraida"), suggesting he was unsure which was correct. Not otherwise identified in the corpus.
Reading notes
- To the Chekhovs, 19 April 1887. Taganrog. §9 Иродиада Егоровна, или Ираида
Chekhov is uncertain of, or joking about, this Taganrog acquaintance's exact name, offering two variants -- "Irodiada" (a form recalling the New Testament Herodias) and the more common Russian name "Iraida" -- separated by "or" as though genuinely unsure which is correct.