Theodore
Theodor is a male given name of Greek origin (Θεόδωρος).
Origin, meaning and variants
The meaning of the name 'gift of God' is derived from the two words theós (θεός 'God') and dõron (δῶρον 'gift'). The corresponding female form is Theodora (Θεοδώρα). Reversing the order of the two name components results in the female first name Dorothea , which is common in German . The corresponding male first name Dorotheos is only common in ancient Greek and in the Byzantine Church. A short form is Theo as well as Ted or Teddy, which comes from English .
Forms of name like Theoderich or Theuderich are etymologically not related to Theodor, but to Dietrich .
name day
The name day of Theodor is the 17th February , formerly the 9. November . Theodor Stratelates ("the military leader", also called Tiro "the recruit") is celebrated on February 8th in the Orthodox Church , and on February 24th in the Armenian Church.
Name variants
- Theo (short form)
- Tosho (short form)
- Tošo (short form)
- Theodora , Theda, Thea, Dora (female variants)
- Teodori
- Theodore (English)
- Theodoro
- Theodoros , Theodoridis (Greek)
- Theodorus (Latin)
- Todor (Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Northern Greece)
- Tódor (Hungary)
- Fyodor ( Russian Фёдор ), rarely: Feodor or Fedor
- Teodoro (Spain, Portugal, Italy)
- Tivadar (Hungary)
- Teodoras (Lithuania)
- Božidar (Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian)
- Teodor , Bogdan (Polish)
Well-known namesake
Popes
- Theodor I. (642-649)
- Theodor II (687) ( antipope )
- Theodore II (897)
- Tawadros II (Pope of the Coptic Church (2012-))
Ruler
- Theodor I (Byzantium) (1204–1222), Emperor of Byzantium
- Theodor II (Byzantium) (1254–1258), Emperor of Byzantium
- Theodoros I. Komnenos Dukas († after 1253), ruler of Epirus and Byzantine counter-emperor
- Theodor Assen († 1197), Tsar of Bulgaria, see Peter IV. (Bulgaria)
- Theodor II. (Theodor II. Svetoslav; 1300-1322), Tsar of Bulgaria, see Todor Swetoslaw
- Theodor I (1411–1414), Emperor of Ethiopia, see Tewodros I.
- Theodore II (Ethiopia) (February 9, 1855– April 13, 1868), Emperor of Ethiopia
- Theodor I (Montferrat) (1305–1338), Margrave of Montferrat
- Theodor II (Montferrat) (1381–1418), Margrave of Montferrat
- Theodoros Angelos († 1299), prince in Thessaly
- Theodor I. (Morea) (Theodōros I. Palaiologos; 1355-1407), Byzantine despot of Morea from 1383 to 1407
- Theodor II (Morea) (Theodōros (II.) Palaiológos, around 1396-1448), ruler (despot) of the despotate Morea from 1407 to 1443
- Theodor I. Muzaka († around 1335), Albanian prince
- Theodor II. Muzaka († after 1389), Albanian prince
- Theodor von Neuhoff (1694–1756), as Theodor I, the only king of Corsica (1736–1738)
- Theodor de Croix (1784–1790), Viceroy of Peru
Patriarchs
- Theodor I of Constantinople (677-679)
- Theodor II. Eirenicus (1213-1215)
- Theodor I of Jerusalem (668 – ca. 692)
- Theodore II (735-770)
- Theodor I of Antioch (Roman Orthodox) (767–797)
- Theodore II (966-977)
- Theodore IV (1185–1199)
- St. Theodore of Alexandria (607-609)
- Theodor II of Alexandria (around 662)
Saints
- Theodor Tyro , also Theodor von Euchaïta († around 306), identical to Theodor Stratelates , saint of the Orthodox and Catholic Church, commander of a Roman garrison in Galatia
- Theodor von Sitten († around 400), Bishop of Octodurum (today Martigny, Canton Valais, Switzerland), saint and patron saint of the Canton of Valais
- Theodor von Sykeon († 613), Byzantine ascetic, bishop of Anastasiupolis in Galatia
- Theodor Studites (759–826), abbot of the Studion monastery in Constantinople
More clergy
- Theodor Askidas , from 537 to 558 Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
- Theodor von Chur , bishop of Chur from 599 to 603
- Theodor von Mopsuestia (* probably 350; † 428/429), Christian theologian of the Antiochene school, Persian-Nestorian saint and bishop of the city of Mopsuestia in Cilicia
- Theodore of Tarsus (668–690), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Theodor (Novgorod) , Archbishop of Novgorod (1069-1078)
People of Ancient Greece
Name bearers from modern times and the present
- Long form
- Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969), German philosopher and composer
- Theodor von Beza (also Théodore de Bèze ; 1519–1605), Geneva reformer of French origin
- Theodor Bibliander (1509–1564), Swiss Reformed theologian, orientalist and linguist
- Theodor Fontane (1819–1898), German writer
- Theodor Gebre Selassie (* 1986), Czech football player
- Theodor von Gimborn (1840–1916), German engineer and industrialist
- Theodor Grädler (* 1921), German director and author
- Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch (* 1941), German physicist, Nobel laureate for physics 2005
- Theodore Hendricks (born 1947), American football player
- Theodor Herrmann (painter) (1881–1926), German painter
- Theodor Herrmann (soccer player) (* 1921), German soccer player
- Theodor Herzl (1860–1904), Austrian writer
- Theodor Heuss (1884–1963), first Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Theodor Hüllinghoff (1910– ??), German rower
- Theodor Joedicke (1899–1996), German doctor and inspector of the sanitary system
- Theodor Jörgensmann (* 1948), German jazz musician
- Theodor Körner (1873–1957), Austrian Federal President
- Theodor Körner (1791–1813), German writer
- Theodor Mengelbier (1857–1932), German lieutenant general
- Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903), German ancient historian of the 19th century and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
- Theodor von Mörner (1817–1874), German historian and archivist
- Theodor Popp (1907– † after 1977), German radio play director and actor
- Theodor Poretschkin (1913-2006), German brigadier general
- Theodor Roemer (1883–1951), German agricultural scientist
- Theodor Schnell the Elder (1836–1909), German sculptor and church decorator
- Theodor Schnell the Younger (1870–1938), German sculptor and church decorator
- Theodor Schober (1918–2010), German pastor and president of the Diakonisches Werk
- Theodor Storm (1817–1888), German writer
- Theodor Waigel (* 1939), German politician (CSU)
- Theodor Wende (1883–1968), German goldsmith and silversmith
- Theodor Werner (1886–1969), German painter
- Theodor Winter (1902–1944), German carpenter, communist and resistance fighter
- Theodor Wolf (1841–1924), German botanist and geologist
- Theodor Zechlin (1818–1895), German local politician, pharmacist and local researcher
- short form
- Theo Albrecht (1922–2010), German entrepreneur
- Theo Eble (1899–1974), Swiss painter
- Theo Jørgensen (* 1972), Danish poker player
- Theo Jülich (1956–2018), German art historian and museum director
- Theo Koll (* 1958), German journalist
- Theo Lingen (1903–1978), German actor
- Theo Mackeben (1897–1953), German pianist, conductor and composer
- Theo Peckham (* 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Theo Pinkus (1909–1991), Swiss publisher and writer
- Theo Pirker (1922–1995), German political scientist and sociologist
- Theo Reuter (1905–), German band leader, composer and arranger
- Theo Sommer (* 1930), German journalist
- Theo Walcott (* 1989), English football player
- Theo Zwanziger (* 1945), German sports official
- stage name
- Theo for Theo Hernández (* 1997), French football player
- Théo for Théodore Szkudlapski (1935–2006), French football player
Bearer of name variants
See the articles:
Geographical names
- Theodor Rock , cliff rock in the South Atlantic
- San Teodoro
- Principality of Theodoro
Other uses of the name
See also
- The story of the Christian Theodor and his friend, the Jew Abraham
- Theodosia
- Theodosius
- Theodulos
- Theophile
- Teodorescu
- Theodorses