Meaning and origin
Theodore is a French boy name. The meaning of the name is `Gift of God`.
Where is it used? The name Theodore is mainly used in English.
It is an abbreviated form of Theobald, used in English. Theodoric, used in Ancient Germanic.
How do they say it elsewhere? Teodor (In Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Serbian and in Croatian) Feodora (In Russian) Fedora (In Russian) Fyodor (In Russian) Teodors (In Latvian) Teodoro (In Italian, Spanish and in Portuguese) Twdor (In Hungarian) Tivadar (In Hungarian) Theodor (In German) Théodore (In French) Theirn (In French) Todor (In Bulgarian) Theodoros (In Ancient Greek)
If it's too long people might use In German: Theda In Finnish: Teuvo In English: Dora In English: Theo In English: Ted
For the opposite sex use: In Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian and in Polish: Teodora (F) In English, Greek and in Ancient Greek: Theodora (F)
See also In Russian: Fedya In Russian: Feodor In English and in Polish: Edward (M) In English: Teddy (M)
Extra information: Alternative meanings (Old English) Gift of God
Theodore appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 301. In the last 128 years Theodore has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 8 times. 1910 was a `top year` for the name Theodore. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #54. Our records go back to 1880