Theodore (name)

Theodore
Theodore Roosevelt
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Greek
Meaning	"God's Gift"
Other names
Related names	Theodora, Dorothy

Theodore is an English 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"). The name was popular among early Christians and was borne by several saints.

Cognates: in Georgian, Theodore (თევდორე). In French, Théodore. In German, Theodor. In Dutch, Theodoor. In Latin, Theodorus. In Hungarian, Teodor. In Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, Teodoro. In Arabic Tadros (تادرس). In Russian, Fyodor (Фёдор) . In Bulgarian, Todor (Тодор) and Teodor (Теодор). In Welsh, Tudor (in older sources spelt 'Tewdwr'), which also became a surname. In Romanian, Tudor (which is also a surname) and Teodor. In Jewish Aramaic, Todos (ܛܘܕܘܫ). In Ethiopian, Tewodros (ተውዶሮስ). 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, Todor and Božidar (Божидар). In Croatian, Teodor and Božidar. In Sicilian, Teodoru

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

The given names Jonathan, Nathanael, Matthew and Bogdan (or Bohdan) have similar meanings. The feminine form of Theodore is Theodora. The name Dorothy is derived from the same two Greek roots, in reverse order.

Notable people named Theodore

Fedor

• Fedor Emelianenko (born 1976), Russian MMA fighter
• Fedor Tyutchev, Russian poet
• Fedor Tyutin, Russian ice hockey player

Feodor

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

Fyodor

• Fyodor Bondarchuk, Russian film director and actor
• Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian writer
• Fyodor Glinka, Russian poet
• Fyodor Ushakov, Russian naval commander

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

Theodore

• Theodore II, Tewodros II of Ethiopia, emperor of Ethiopia
• Theodore Brandley, Mormon settler who founded Stirling, Alberta
• Ted Bundy aka Theodore Bundy, American serial killer and rapist
• Theodore Dreiser, American novelist
• Théodore Géricault, French Romantic painter
• Theodore Kaczynski, American letter bomber
• Theodore Leonsis (born 1957), Internet pioneer, sports team owner, investor, filmmaker, author and philanthropist
• 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 Fulton Stevens aka Ted Stevens, ex-United States Senator from Alaska
• Theodore Sturgeon (1918—1985), American science fiction author
• Theodore Samuel Williams aka Ted Williams (1918–2002), American left fielder in Major League Baseball
• Theodore Shaw "Teddy" Wilson (1912–1986), American jazz pianist
• Theodore Patt, American youth award-winning filmmaker

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