Theo
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Theo is a given name and a hypocorism.
Greek origin
Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word Theos (Θεός), which means God,[1] for example:
- Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, Theophano and Theoxena
- Masculine names: Theodore, Theodoros/Theodorus, Theodosius, Theodotus, Theophanes, Theophilus, Theodoret and Theophylact
Germanic origin
Many other names beginning with "Theo-" do not necessarily derive from Greek, but rather the old Germanic "theud", meaning "people" or "folk".[1] As these names are uncommon today, and in the ancient times they were not spelled with the element "Theo", it is unlikely this nickname was ever applied to these individuals.[citation needed] These names include:
People with the name Theo
See Theo and Théo for a current alphabetical list of all people with the first name Theo or Théo in the English Wikipedia.
Among better known people with this name are:
- Theo Carusi (2019), Australian Italian Champ
- Theo Adam (1926-2019), German classical bass-baritone
- Theo Albrecht (1922–2010), German entrepreneur and billionaire
- Theo Angelopoulos (1935–2012), Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer
- Theo Bos (born 1983), Dutch road and track cyclist, five-time world champion
- Theo van Doesburg (1883–1931), Dutch artist, founder and leader of De Stijl
- Theo Fleury (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
- Theo Geisel (1904–1991), American author better known as Dr. Seuss
- Theo van Gogh (art dealer) (1857–1891), brother and supporter of painter Vincent van Gogh
- Theo van Gogh (film director) (1957–2004), Dutch film director, great-grandson of the above
- Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932), Dutch Prime Minister
- Theo Hutchcraft (born 1986), English singer and songwriter
- Theo James (born 1984), English actor
- Theo Jansen (born 1948), Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor
- Theo Janssen (born 1981), Dutch footballer
- Theo Jörgensmann (born 1948), German jazz clarinetist and composer
- Théo Lefèvre (1914–1973), Belgian Prime Minister
- Theo Lingen (1903–1978), German actor, film director and screenwriter
- Theo Osterkamp (1892–1975), German flying ace in both World War I and World War II
- Theo Pelouze (1807–1867), French chemist
- Theo de Raadt (born 1968), founder and leader of the OpenBSD and OpenSSH
- Theo Ratliff (born 1973), American basketball player (Theophalus)
- Theo Rossi (born 1975), American actor and producer
- Théo van Rysselberghe (1862–1926), Belgian neo-impressionist painter
- Theo Sarapo (1936–1970), French singer and actor, husband of Édith Piaf
- Theo Smyrnaeus (fl. 100 CE), Greek philosopher and mathematician (Theon)
- Theo Waigel (born 1939), German politician, known as the father of the Euro
- Theo Walcott (born 1989), English footballer
- Theo Zagorakis (born 1971), Greek footballer and politician
Fictional characters
- Theo Kojak, lead character of the Kojak television series
- Theo, the father lion in the PBS Kids children's TV program Between the Lions
- Theo Decker, main character in Donna Tartt's novel The Goldfinch, which won the 2014 Pulitzer prize for fiction.
- Theo, the self-proclaimed 'King of All the Land' , protagonist of Ultra Jump Mania and Tari's first companion in the Meta Runner internet series.
- Theo Fobius, a fictional character in the webcomic Schlock Mercenary
See also
- Teo (disambiguation)
- THEO (Testing the Habitability of Enceladus's Ocean), a spacecraft mission to Enceladus
References
- ^ a b Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Theodore". Behind the Name. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
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