Given name
Theodis
“God”·“gift”·“gift of God”
Theodis is a variant of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Theodis is a variant of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
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Where it comes from
Theodis is a variant of Theodore. Theodore reached English through French from the Greek name Theodoros.
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How it developed
Theodis 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 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Theodis 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.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Theodis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,244
- 2,244 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 61 in 1955. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,056 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.
Theodis’s family of names
Theodis has a related form in Theodore.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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