*RELATIVES*
*FICTIONAL THEODORES*
(“theodore” is a masculine given name)
(it comes from the Greek name Θεόδωρος (Theodōros) meaning “god-given” (from the Greek words θεός, (theos) “god” and δώρον (dōron) “gift”))
(the name was borne by several prehistoric figures, such as ‘Theodorus of Samos’ and ‘Theodorus the Atheist’, but gained popularity due to the rise of Christianity (its meaning having been adopted to “god-given”))
cognates:
in armenia, Thoros (Թորոս). In Georgian, Theodore (თევდორე). In French, Théodore as well as Dieudonné, a direct translation of the Greek. In German, Theodor. In Dutch, Theodoor. In Latin,Theodorus. In Hungarian, Teodor. In Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, Teodoro. In Russian, Fyodor (Фёдор). In Belarusian, Фёдар (Łacinka: Fiodar). In Bulgarian, Todor (Тодор), Teodor (Теодор) and Božidar(Божидар). In Romanian, Tudor (which is also a surname) and Teodor. In Irish, Téodóir. In Lithuanian, Teodoras. In Estonian, Tuudor. In Esperanto, Teodoro. In Latvian, Teodors. In Czech, Norwegian, Polish, Catalan, Bulgarian and Slovene, Teodor (Теодор). In Japanese, Seodoa (セオドア). In Serbian, Teodor (Теодор), Todor (Тодор) and Božidar (Божидар). In Croatian, Teodor and Božidar. In Sicilian, Teodoru. In the Scandinavian languages, Theodor. In Finnish, Teuvo. In Arabic, Tawadros (تواضروس).
(in ethiopian, “tewodros”)
(the given names “jonathan”, Nathanael, Mattaniah, Matthew, Dosetai, Bogdan (or Bohdan), Ataullah, Danish, Adeodatus, and “devadatta” have similar meanings)
(the crimes of serial killer “Theodore ‘Ted’ Bundy” put the name out of fashion in america for a while)
(however, in the 21st century it has seen a resurgence in popularity)
(the feminine form of ‘theodore’ is ‘theodora’)
(the name ‘dorothy’ is derived from the same 2 greek roots, in reverse order)
(“godiva” is from an anglo-saxon version of “gift of god”)