Todor

Todor (/ˈtɔːdɔːr/, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbian: Тодор/Todor) is a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian given name, a local rendering of the name Theodore.[1] The Hungarian form of the name is rendered similarly as Tódor.

As a form of the name Theodore, Todor also ultimately comes from the Greek Θεοδωρος (Theodoros), signifying "gift of god", from θεος (theos) "god" and δωρον (doron) "gift".[2] Slavic equivalents bearing a similar meaning are Bozhidar and Bogdan.

The Bulgarian diminutives of Todor are Тошко (Toshko), Тошо (Tosho) and Тоше (Toshe) and the Macedonian diminutive is Тоше (Toše) and Тодорче (Todorče).

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References

  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Bulgarian Names". Behind the Name. http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/bul.php. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  2. ^ Harper, Douglas (November 2001). "Theodore". Online Etymology Dictionary. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Theodore. Retrieved 2009-03-05.