Theodore (name)

Theodore
Saint Theodore Tyro
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	"God's Gift"
Other names
Related names	Theodora, Dorothy

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Theodore is a masculine given name. It comes from the Greek name Θεόδωρος (Theodōros) meaning "God's gift" (from the Greek words Θεός, (theos) "God" and δώρον (dōron) "gift").^[1] The name was popular among early Christians and was borne by several saints.

Cognates: in Armenia, Thoros (Թորոս). In Georgian, Theodore (თევდორე). In French, Théodore as well as Dieudonné, a direct translation of the Greek. In German, Theodor. In Dutch, Theodoor. In Latin, Theodorus. In Hungarian, Teodor. In Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, Teodoro. In Russian, Fyodor (Фёдор) . In Bulgarian, Todor (Тодор), Teodor (Теодор) and Božidar (Божидар). In Romanian, Tudor (which is also a surname) and Teodor. In Irish, Téodóir. In Lithuanian, Teodoras. In Estonian, Tuudor. In Esperanto, Teodoro. In Latvian, Teodors. In Czech, Norwegian, Polish, Serbian, Catalan, Bulgarian and Slovene, Teodor (Теодор). In Japanese, Seodoa (セオドア). In Serbian, Teodor (Теодор), Todor (Тодор) and Božidar (Божидар). In Croatian, Teodor and Božidar. In Sicilian, Teodoru. In the Scandinavian languages, Theodor. In Finnish, Teuvo. In Arabic, Tawadros (تواضروس). In Ethiopian, Tewodros.

Short forms: in English, Theo, Ted, Teddy. In Georgian, Tedo (თედო). In Russian, Fedya (Федя). In Bulgarian, Toshko (Тошко) or Tosho (Тошо), and Božo (Божо). In the Scandinavian languages, Teo or Theo. In Greek, Theodoros (Θεόδωρος), Thodoros (Θόδωρος), Thodoris (Θοδωρής), Thodorakis (Θοδωράκης) and Doros (Δώρος).

The given names Jonathan, Nathanael, Mattaniah, Matthew, Dosetai, Bogdan (or Bohdan), Ataullah, Danish, Adeodatus and Devadatta have similar meanings.

The feminine form of Theodore is Theodora. The name Dorothy is derived from the same two Greek roots, in reverse order. Godiva is from an Anglo-Saxon version of "gift of God".

Notable people named Theodore

Fedor / Feodor / Fyodor

For an extended listing of above three variants, see Fyodor
Fedor

Fedor Bondarchuk, Russian film director and actor
Fedor Emelianenko, Russian fighter

Feodor

Feodor I, Russian tsar
Feodor II, Russian tsar
Feodor III, Russian tsar
Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer

Fyodor

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, (1821–1881), Russian novelist of works including Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Tyutchev, Russian poet
Fyodor Glinka, Russian poet
Fyodor Ushakov, Russian naval commander

Tawadros / Tewadros

For an extended listing, see Tawadros (disambiguation) and Tewodros
Tawadros

Pope Theodoros II of Alexandria also known as Pope Tawadros

Tewodros

Tewodros I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1413–1414)
Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia (1855–1868)

Theodor

Theodor W. Adorno, German philosopher
Theodor Seuss Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss), American author and cartoonist
Theodor Herzl, founder of modern political Zionism
Theodor "Teddy" Kollek (1911–2007), mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993
Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903). German historian of the 19th Century. The 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature
Theodor W. Hänsch (30 October 1941 in Heidelberg, Germany). Is a German physicist. The 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy

Theodore

Theodore II, Tewodros II of Ethiopia, emperor of Ethiopia
Theodore Antoniou (born 1935), Greek composer and conductor
Theodore Brandley, Mormon settler who founded Stirling, Alberta
Theodore "Ted" Bundy, American serial killer and rapist
Theodore Dreiser, American novelist
Théodore Géricault, French Romantic painter
Theodore William Greene, American football player
Theodore Kaczynski, American letter bomber
Theodore Leonsis (born 1957), American businessman
Sir Theodore Martin, Scottish poet
Theodore Metochites, Greek statesman, author and philosopher
Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent, American musician
Theodore Parker (1810–1860), American Transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian church
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 26th President of the United States
Theodore Schmitt (1916–2001), American football player
Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens, American former Senator from Alaska
Theodore Sturgeon (1918—1985), American science fiction author
Theodore von Kármán Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams (1918–2002), American baseball player
Theodore Shaw "Teddy" Wilson (1912–1986), American jazz pianist

Theodorico

Theodorico Fabi, Race Car Driver

Theodoros

Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general
Theodoros Pangalos, Greek politician
Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greek film director
Theodoros Deligiannis, Greek statesman
Theodoros Kolokotronis, General in the Greek War of Independence
Theodoros Natsinas, Greek scholar
Theodoros Papaloukas (born 1977), Greek basketball player
Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek politician
Theodoros Stamos, Greek American artist
Theodoros Tripotseris, Greek footballer
Theodoros Tzinis, hero of the Greek War of Independence
Theodoros Velkos, Greek badminton player
Theodoros Voutiritsas, Greek footballer
Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter
Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer
Theodoros Ziakas, hero of the Greek War of Independence

References

↑ MFnames.com – Origin and Meaning of Theodore