Given name

Théophil

“loving God”

Théophil is a masculine given name. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Théophil goes back to a word meaning “loving God.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Théophil’s family of names

In French usage, Théophil has a related form in Théophile.

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