The story behind Theodorus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros), from θεός (theós, “god”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”). Compare Latin Theodosius, Matthaeus, Deōdatus, Iōnāthās, Nathanael.
Pronunciation
Latin; Classical-Latin: [tʰe.ɔˈdoː.rʊs]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Latin: [te.oˈdɔː.rus]
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Tedusius
Form of Theodosius, from Ancient Greek Θεοδόσιος (Theodósios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Telestis
From Ancient Greek τελεστίς (telestís, “perfected”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Themistius
From the Latin Themistius, from the Ancient Greek Θεμίστιος (Themístios). From the Ancient Greek Θεμίστιος (Themístios).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Theodosius
From Ancient Greek Θεοδόσιος (Theodósios, from θεός (theós, “god”) + δόσις (dósis, “a giving”), literally “given by God”). Compare Deōdatus, Matthaeus, Theodōrus, Iōnāthās and…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Theophilus
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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Tichonas
Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Τύχων (Túkhōn) via East Slavic influence.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Theodorus
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Achille
Borrowed from Latin Achilles.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Theodorus
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abraham
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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Acanthio
Perhaps a derivation of Ancient Greek ἀκάνθιον (akánthion, “thorny”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length