Direction and origin of the name
Theodore is a Prénom
French of Greek origin. The original form is
Theodoros of
Theós , “
God”, and
doron , meaning “gift”. One can then include/understand the significance of this first name per “gift of God”.
In addition, it should be noted that the female one of Theodore is not other than the first name
Dorothée (first name).
Alternatives
- German: Theodor
- Esperanto: Teodoro
- Finnish: Greek Theodoros
- : Theodoros, plural Theodori
- Hungarian: Italian Teodor
- : Teodoro
- Dutch: Norwegian Theodorus
- : Teodor
- Polish: Russian Teodor
- : Фёдор (Fédor)
- Slovak: Teodor
- Swedish: Czech Teodor
- : Teodor
Popularity of the name
Not very popular in France, the name often reveals an origin Russian or at least Eastern-European.
Theodore like name of anybody or first name
Saints
See Holy Theodore.
First name
Patronym
- Feodorovna, Feodorovitch.
Theodore like family name
- Mikis Theodorakis, modern musician Greek type-setter
Characters of fiction and works of art
Toponymy
- Aghi Theodori, Greek locality on the Gulf of Saronique, close to Corinth.