Theodore (name)

Theodore is a masculine given name. It comes from the Greek name Θεόδωρος (Theodōros) meaning "god-given" (from the Greek words θεός, (theos) "god" and δώρον (dōron) "gift").^[1] The name was borne by several figures in ancient Greece, such as Theodorus of Samos and Theodorus the Atheist, but gained popularity due to the rise of Christianity (its meaning having been adopted to "God-given".)

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 Belarusian, Фёдар (Łacinka: Fiodar) and Тодар (Łacinka: Todar) or Тэадор (Łacinka: Teador). 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, 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 Dutch Dorus, Teo, Theo. In the Scandinavian languages, Teo or Theo. In Russian, Fedya (Федя). In Bulgarian, Toshko (Тошко) or Tosho (Тошо), and Božo (Божо). In Greek, Theodoros (Θεόδωρος), Thodoros (Θόδωρος), Thodoris (Θοδωρής), Thodorakis (Θοδωράκης) and Doros (Δώρος). In Georgian, Tedo (თედო).

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

The crimes of serial killer Theodore "Ted" Bundy put the name out of fashion in America for a while. However, in the 21st century it has seen a resurgence in popularity.

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

See Fyodor

• Feodor I or Theodore I of Russia (1557–1598), the last Rurikid Tsar of Russia
• Feodor II or Theodore II of Russia (1589–1605), tsar of Russia (1605) during the "Time of Troubles"
• Feodor III or Theodore III of Russia (1661–1682), Tsar between 1676 and 1682
• Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1846–1880), Russian novelist

Tawadros / Tewadros

See Tawadros and Tewodros

Tawadros

• Pope Theodoros II of Alexandria also known as Pope Tawadros

Tewodros

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

Teodor, Theodoor, Theodor, Théodore

See Teodor, Theodoor, Theodor, and Théodore

Theodore

Theodore is a common name; for a complete listing of English wikipedia articles starting with "Theodore" see . Some more notable people with this given name include:

• Pope Theodore I, Pope from 642 to 649
• Pope Theodore II (840-897), Pope in 897
• Theodore I of Corsica (1694–1756), German adventurer who was briefly King of Corsica
• Theodore I Laskaris (c.1774–c.1222), first Emperor of Nicaea
• Theodore I Palaiologos (c.1355–1407), Byzantine despot
• Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria (born 1954), Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa
• Pope Theodoros II of Alexandria (born 1952), leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
• Theodore II Laskaris (c.1222–1258), Emperor of Nicaea
• Theodore II Palaiologos (c.1396–1448), Byzantine despot
• Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria, tsar of Bulgaria from 1300 to 1322
• Theodore of Mopsuestia (c.350–428), Byzantine bishop
• Theodore the Studite (759–826), Byzantine Greek monk and abbot
• Theodore of Tarsus (602–690), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Theodore Beza (1519–1605), French Protestant theologian and scholar
• Theodore Bibliander (1509–1564), Swiss Orientalist, publisher, and linguist
• Theodore Bikel (1924–2015), Austrian-American actor, folksinger, composer, end unionist
• Theodore "Ted" Bundy (1946–1989), American serial killer and rapist
• Theodore Komnenos Doukas (died c. 1253), Emperor of Thessalonica
• Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945), American novelist
• Theodore Freeman (1930–1964), American aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut
• Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787–1862), American politician
• Theodore Gill (1837–1914), American zoologist and librarian
• Theodore Hall (1925–1999), American physicist and atomic spy for the Soviet Union
• Theodore Kaczynski (born 1942), American letter bomber
• Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963), Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist
• Theodore Katsanevas (born 1947), Theodore Katsanevas
• Theodore Levitt (1925–2006), American economist
• Theodore Long (born 1947), American professional wrestling personality
• Theodore Lyman (1874–1954), American physicist and spectroscopist
• Theodore Harold Maiman (1927–2007), American engineer and physicist, inventor of the laser
• Theodore Edgar McCarrick (born 1930), American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Theodore Metochites (1270–1332), Byzantine statesman, author and philosopher
• Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent (born 1948), American rock musician and gun advocate
• Theodore Parker (1810–1860), American Transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian church
• Theodore Prodromos (c.1100–c.1165), Byzantine writer and poet
• Theodore William Richards (1868–1928), American physical chemist
• Theodore Roberts (1861–1928), American film and stage actor
• Theodore Robinson (1852–1896), American Impressionist painter
• Theodore Roethke (1908–1963), American poet
• Theodore Romzha (1911–1947), Ukrainian Ruthenian Catholic bishop
• Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 26th President of the United States
• Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887–1944), American government, business, and military leader
• Theodore Roszak (1933–2011), American historian, sociologist and novelist
• Theodore Schultz (1902–1998), American economist
• Theodore Shapiro (born 1971), American film composer
• Theodore Sorenson (1928–2010), American lawyer, writer, and presidential adviser
• Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens, American former Senator from Alaska
• Theodore Stratelates (died 319), Byzantine martyr and Warrior Saint
• Theodore Sturgeon (1918–1985), American science fiction author
• Theodore Thomas (1835–1905), American violinist and conductor
• Theodore Van Kirk (1921–2014), American navigator of the Enola Gay
• Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams (1918–2002), American baseball player
• Theodore Shaw "Teddy" Wilson (1912–1986), American jazz pianist

Theodorico

• Theodorico Fabi (born 1955), Italian race car driver
• Theodorico Haroldo de Oliveira (1937–1990), Brazilian footballer
• Theodorico de Sacadura Botte (1902–1987), Portuguese colonial administrator and entrepreneur in Mozambique

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

Theodorus

• Saint Theodorus (c.775 – c.842), monk from Jerusalem
• Theodorus (consul 505) (fl. 505–523, Roman politician
• Theodorus (meridarch) (fl.100–55 BCE), Civil Governor of the Swat province of the Indo-Greek kingdom
• Theodorus (usurper) (fl. 372), Roman usurper against Emperor Valens
• Theodorus I (died 490), Archbishop of Milan
• Theodorus of Asine (fl. 3rd–4th century), Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
• Theodorus of Athamania (fl. 225 BCE), king of a tribe in Epirus
• Theodorus the Atheist (c.340 – c.250 BCE), Lybian Greek philosopher
• Theodorus of Byzantium, 5th-century BCE Greek sophist and orator
• Theodorus of Cyrene, 5th-century BCE Lybian Greek mathematician
• Theodorus of Gadara, 1st-century BCE Greek rhetorician
• Theodorus of Samos, 6th-century BCE Greek sculptor and architect
• Theodorus of Tabennese (c.314 – 368), Egyptian Christian monk
• Theodorus Janssonius van Almeloveen (1657–1712), Dutch physician
• Theodorus Bailey (1758–1828), United States senator from New York
• Theodorus Bailey (1805–1877), U.S. naval officer in the U.S. Civil War and the senator's nephew
• Theodorus W. Brevard (1804–1877), American comptroller
• Theodorus Frederik van Capellen (1762–1824), Dutch naval officer
• Theodorus van der Croon (1668–1739), Dutch Archbishop of Utrecht
• Theodorus Dekker (born 1927), Dutch mathematician
• Theodorus Hyrtacenus (fl. 1300), Byzantine court official and writer
• Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (c.1691 – c.1747), German-American minister and theologian
• Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen II (1724–1761), New York theologian
• Theodorus Klompe (1903–1963), Dutch geologist
• Theodorus van Kooten (1749–1813), Dutch poet, professor and politician
• Theodorus Lector (fl. 520-530), Byzantine historian
• Theodorus Marinus Roest (1832–1898), Dutch numismatist
• Theodorus Marinus Roest van Limburg (1806–1887), Dutch journalist, diplomat, and politician
• Theodorus B. M. Mason (1848–1899), American founder of the Office of Naval Intelligence
• Theodorus Bailey Myers (1821-1888), American collector of books and historical manuscripts
• Theodorus Netscher (1661–1728), Dutch painter
• Theodorus Priscianus, 4th-century physician at Constantinople
• Theodorus Johannes Schoon (1915–1985), Dutch-new Zealand artist, photographer and carver
• Theodorus Schrevelius (1572–1649), Dutch writer and poet
• Theodorus Skuminowicz (died 1668), Lithuanian Bishop of Vilnius

See also

• Theodora (disambiguation)
• Theodore (disambiguation), listing of very notable people with the name Theodore and variants
• Theodore (surname)
• Theodoric

References

1. ↑ MFnames.com – Origin and Meaning of Theodore