Given name
Fyodor
“a gift from God”·“God”·“gift”
Fyodor is a variant of Fedor. One Russian interpretation is “a gift from God.” Fyodor is a form of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fyodor is a variant of Fedor. One Russian interpretation is “a gift from God.” Fyodor is a form of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Fyodor is a variant of Fedor. An origin associated with Fedor is Russian. Fyodor is a form of Theodore. Theodore reached English through French from the Greek name Theodoros.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Russian use, Fyodor is used as a form of Theodore. Fyodor is a form of Theodore. The shared background comes through Theodore: Theodore’s Greek elements are theos, meaning “god,” and doron, meaning “gift.” French forms provided the route into English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Fyodor is a form of Theodore. The history of Theodore gives this family its wider story. Theodore was popular among early Christians and was borne by several saints. That religious history helps explain the name’s spread into different European forms.
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Fyodor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 103
- 103 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,115 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,115 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fyodor’s family of names
Fyodor has an affectionate form in Fedya. Fyodor shares a linguistic root with Theodore. Fyodor has a related form in Fedor.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Fyodor has relatives in 10 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Fyodor
- Fyodor DostoevskyRussian novelist (1821–1881)
- Fyodor TyutchevRussian poet (1803–1873)
- Feodor I of RussiaTsar of Russia (1584–1598)1557–1598
- Feodor III of RussiaTsar of Russia (1676–1682)1661–1682
- Feodor ChaliapinRussian opera singer and actor (1873-1938)
- Fedor EmelianenkoRussian mixed martial arts fighterborn 1976
- Fyodor SmolovRussian footballerborn 1990
- Fyodor UshakovRussian Saint and Admiral (1745-1817)
- Fyodor TolbukhinSoviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union (1894-1949)
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