Theodore (name)

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Gender Male Meaning "God's Gift"		Word/name Greek Related names Theodora, Dorothy

Pronunciation Theodore /ˈθiədɔər/ Theodor/Teodor German pronunciation: [ˈtʰeːodoɐ̯] Romanian pronunciation: [ˈte.odor] Theodoor Dutch pronunciation: [teːjoːdoːr]

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"). The name was borne by several prehistoric figures, 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".

Fedor, Feodor, Fyodor

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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

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 [1]. Some more notable people with this given name include:

Pope Theodore I, Pope from 642 to 649

Pope Theodore II (840-897), Pope in 1897

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 minster 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

References

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