Given name · Russian
Феодор
“a gift from God”
Феодор is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Theodore.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Феодор is Feodor written in Cyrillic. Feodor is a variant of Fedor. One Russian interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Феодор’s family of names
In Russian usage, Феодор has a conventional equivalent in the English form Theodore. In Russian usage, Феодор has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Teodoro. In Russian usage, Феодор has a conventional equivalent in the German form Theodor.
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Around the world
Феодор has relatives in 17 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
11 related names in 17 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- TheodoreEnglish
- TheodorGerman
- TeodoroPortuguese, Italian
- TeodorPolish, Swedish
- Fyodorequivalent
- TheodorusLatin
- ThéodoreFrench
- Теодорalso known as · Ukrainian, Bulgarian
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Феодор
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