Greek · Boy name
Theodore
“gift of God”
About the name Theodore
Theodore comes from the Greek name Theodoros, composed of theos, meaning god, and doron, meaning gift. It was borne by several early saints, including Theodore of Tarsus, a Greek monk who became Archbishop of Canterbury and organized the English church. Fyodor is the Russian form, as in the novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky, and the Welsh name Tudur, which gave the English royal dynasty its name, was traditionally equated with it. Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United States, inspired the name of the teddy bear after a hunting anecdote. Theo and Ted are familiar short forms.
- Meaning
- gift of God
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- THEE-oh-dor(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Theodor
- Teodoro
- Fyodor
- Théodore
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Middle names for Theodore
- Theodore James
- Theodore Alexander
- Theodore William
- Theodore Henry
- Theodore Edward
Questions about Theodore
- What does Theodore mean?
- Theodore is a Greek name meaning "gift of God".
- How do you pronounce Theodore?
- Theodore is pronounced THEE-oh-dor, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Theodore?
- Variants of Theodore include Theodor, Teodoro, Fyodor, Théodore.
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