Theo
Theo is a boy name of Greek origin, ranked #12 in popularity, meaning Gift of God; divine.
What Theo means
Gift of God; divine.
Theo is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Theo comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Theo is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Theo?
Theo is ranked #12, firmly inside the top twenty-five. It is familiar without being unavoidable: widely known, easy to spell, and still not on every register.
The character of Theo
We group Theo under scripture and Gift — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Theo
These share Theo's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Theodore — Gift of God.
- Mateo — Gift of God.
- Mathias — Gift of God.
- Matthew — Gift of God.
- Nathaniel — Gift of God.
- Nathan — Gift; He gave.
- Zebedee — Gift of God.
- Timothy — Honouring God.
- Andrew — Manly and brave.
- Peter — Rock; stone.
- Stephen — Crown; garland.
- Zeno — Gift of Zeus.