Given name
Théophile
“one who is loved by God”
Théophile is a variant of Theophilus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is loved by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Théophile is a variant of Theophilus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is loved by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Théophile is a variant of Theophilus. An origin associated with Theophilus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Théophile developed from Θεόφιλος.
Théophile’s family of names
In French usage, Théophile has a diminutive in Théo. Théophile developed from Theophilus. In French usage, Théophile has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Teofilo.
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Around the world
Théophile has relatives in 21 languages.
20 related names in 21 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
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 28
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Amadeusequivalent
- Amadeoequivalent
- TheophilGerman
- TheophilosNorwegian
- Bohumilequivalent
- Theofilosequivalent
- Amedeoequivalent
- TeofilPolish, Swedish
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- TeofiloItalian, Esperanto
- TheophiliaEnglish
- GottliebGerman
- Bogumilequivalent
- Theofilequivalent
- Theofielequivalent
- Bogumiłequivalent
- Amédéeequivalent
- Bogomilequivalent
- Amadeuszequivalent
- Gotliebequivalent
- Amadioequivalent
- Amadeuequivalent
- ФеофилRussian, Ukrainian
- Tchofilecognate · Walloon
- Θεόφιλοςroot · Greek, Ancient Greek
- TeófiloPortuguese, Spanish
- TeofilusNorwegian
- ΘεοφιλήςGreek
- ТеофилBulgarian
People named Théophile
- Théophile de ViauFrench poet (1590-1626)
- Théophile SteinlenSwiss-French painter (1859-1923)
- Théophile DelcasséFrench statesman (1852-1923)
- Théophile-Jules PelouzeFrench chemist (1807–1867)
- Théophile De DonderBelgian physicist (1872–1957)
- Théophile AbegaCameroonian footballer (1954-2012)
- Théophile Alexis DurandBelgian botanist (1855–1912)
- Théophile ObengaCongolese academic and politicianborn 1936
- Théophile FerréFrench politician (1846–1871)
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