Theodora (given name) explained
Theodora (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Θεοδώρα, Theodōra) is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Theodore, from the Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: θεός theos 'god' + Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: δῶρον doron 'gift'.[1] [2] Theodora is first attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B syllabic script, as , te-o-do-ra.[3] The name Dorothy (Greek: Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δωροθέα, Dōrothea) contains the same word elements in reverse order. It was the name of several saints and queens, including Theodora, a 6th-century Byzantine empress honored as a saint in the early Christian Church. Teodora, a variant, is among the top 10 most popular names for girls born in Serbia between 2003-2005.[4]
Feminine variants
- Dievodora (Lithuanian)
- Bohdana (Ukrainian)
- Božidarka (Serbian)
- Dora (English, Indonesian, Spanish, Bulgarian)
- Théodore (French)
- Feodora, Fedora - Феодора, Федора (Russian)
- Tea, Teja (Finnish), German, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Croatian
- Teddi, Teddie, Teddy (English)
- Teodóra (Hungarian)
- Feodora, Theodora, Teodora (Indonesian)
- Teodora, Theodhora, Dhora (Albanian)
- Teodora/Теодора (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
- Teodora (Polish)
- Thea (English, German, Scandinavian)
- Theda (German)
- Todora/Todorka (Bulgarian, Macedonian)
- Greek, Modern (1453-);: Θεοδώρα, Δώρα, Ντόρα (Greek)
- Tidora (Aramaic/Syriac)
- Tedora (in Eritrea)
Fictional characters
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.behindthename.com/name/theodore Behind the Name
- , .
- Web site: te-o-do-ra-qe. Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Deaditerranean.
- http://www.ogrlicezabebe.com/najpopularnija_imena_u_srbiji.html Most popular Serbian names
