Given name · Greek
Θόδωρος
“gift”
Θόδωρος (Thódoros) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Thódoros.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Θόδωρος goes back to Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom, meaning “gift.”
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Where it comes from
Θόδωρος comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom (“gift”), built from Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ + *-os.
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Θόδωρος’s family of names
In Greek usage, Θόδωρος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Thódoros. In Greek usage, Θόδωρος has a transliteration in Thódoros. In Greek usage, Θόδωρος continues an earlier form in Θεόδωρος.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Θόδωρος
- Theo AngelopoulosGreek film director, screenwriter and film producer (1935–2012)
- Theodoros PapagiannisGreek artist (born 1942)
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