Theodore

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom Proto-Hellenic *dṓron Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron) Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros)bor. Latin Theodōruslbor. English Theodore Learned borrowing from Latin Theodōrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros), from θεός (theós, “god”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”). The name was popularized in reference to the prominent St Theodore of Amasea. Unrelated to Theodoric.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Theodoret Derived from Theodore
Theodoresco Derived from Theodore
Theodorescu Derived from Theodore
Theodore De Saint Vinox Derived from Theodore
Theodor Root name
Acheron Latin origin
Achilles Latin origin
Adrian Latin origin
Adriana Latin origin
Adrianna Latin origin

Popularity by Country

Theodore

Rank #6531

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Theodore

Rank #7638

Frequency 4,014 people (1.49 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 56.65% Hispanic 2.19% Black 33.86% Asian/PI 1.52% Native Am. 1.22% Two+ 4.56%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Theodore

Rank #12244

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

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