Given name & surname
Teodor
“God”·“gift”·“gift of God”
Teodor is a variant of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Teodor is a variant of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Teodor is a variant of Theodore. Theodore reached English through French from the Greek name Theodoros.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Serbo-Croatian usage, Teodor developed from Θεόδωρος. Teodor is a variant 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 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Teodor is a variant 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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Teodor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 468
- 468 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,084 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,084 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 829 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Teodor’s family of names
In Serbo-Croatian usage, Teodor has a diminutive in Todor. In Estonian usage, Teodor shares a linguistic root with the English form Theodore. In Polish usage, Teodor has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Teodoro.
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Around the world
Teodor has relatives in 22 languages.
22 related names in 22 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
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 25
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- TeodoroSpanish, Italian
- Teodorafeminine form
- Fedorequivalent
- Fyodorequivalent
- Theodorusequivalent
- Feodorequivalent
- Tivadarequivalent
- Tódorequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Teodor
- Teodor AxentowiczPolish artist (1859-1938)
- Teodor PetersonSwedish cross-country skierborn 1988
- Teodor TeodorovBulgarian politician (1859-1924)
- Teodor KocerkaPolish rower (1927–1999)
- Teodor KoskenniemiFinnish long distance runner (1887-1965)
- Teodor OizermanSoviet and Russian philosopher (1914-2017)
- Teodor SalparovBulgarian volleyball playerborn 1982
- Teodor MeleșcanuRomanian politicianborn 1941
- Teodor NarbuttPolish-Lithuanian writer (1784-1864)
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