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What does Theophilus mean?
Theophilus 
as a boys' name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Theophilus is "loved by God". Biblical name used by Thorton Wilder in his popular novel "Theophilus North". French author Théophile Gautier.
STARTS WITH Th-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, biblical, popular (famous), novel (literary)
Variations
VARIANTS Teofil, Teofilo, Theophile
SEE ALSO Gottlieb
FEMININE FORMS Philothea, Theophila
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Theophilus Maxx (T.M.), ..
How popular is Theophilus?
Theophilus is an unusual first name for males but a somewhat prominent last name for all people (#112967 out of 150436, Top 75%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Theophilus entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its top rank of #1158 in the U.S. then, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Theophilus listed in the Top 2000 are Gottlieb and Theophile. Adoption of these relations of Theophilus was more pronounced among parents during the years 1880-1889 (ADOPTION OF 0.01%).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Adelphus, Aeolus, Cleophus, Delphinus, Septimus, Seraphimus, Sophus, Stephanus, Terrious, Terrius, Thaddius, Theobald, Theodorus, Theodosios, Theodosius, Theodric, Theseus, Thonus, Timotheus, Zephirus and Zephyrus. Like Theophilus, these names are not frequently used.
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