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Теодор
“god”·“gift”
Теодор (Teodor) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Macedonian.
Bulgarian and Macedonian and Russian and Serbian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Theodore.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Теодор is built from elements meaning “god” and “gift”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος, built from Ancient Greek θεός (“god”) + δῶρον (“gift”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Теодор’s family of names
In Russian usage, Теодор has a conventional equivalent in the English form Theodore. In Russian usage, Теодор has a conventional equivalent in the English form Teddy. In Russian usage, Теодор has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Teodoro.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Теодор has relatives in 22 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Теодор
- Teodor TeodorovBulgarian politician (1859-1924)
- Teodor SalparovBulgarian volleyball playerborn 1982
- Teodor Yarchuk1896–1941
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