Theodore - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Theodore \

is pronounced THEE-a-dor. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "God's gift". From Theodorus. Early Christian name and saint's name. President Theodore Roosevelt made the name popular, and the teddy bear is named for him. Teodor (TAY-oh-dor) is Spanish; Teodoro is Italian and Portuguese. Auhtors Theodore Dreiser, Theodore Sturgeon; painter Théodore Rousseau.

Theodore has 19 variant forms: Fedor, Feodor, Fyodor, Teador, Ted, Teddie, Teddy, Tedor, Teodoor, Teodor, Teodoro, Theo, Theodon, Theodor, Theodorus, Theodosios, Theodosius, Todor and Tudor.

A baby name that sounds like Theodore is Deodar.

Theodore is a very common first name for men (#148 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#9078 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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