Theodore
Theodore is a boy name of Greek origin, ranked #21 in popularity, meaning Gift of God.
What Theodore means
Gift of God.
Theodore sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Theodore 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.
Theodore is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Theodore?
Theodore is ranked #21, 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 Theodore
We group Theodore under Gift, scripture and the long-established classics — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Themes: Gift, Biblical, Classic
Names like Theodore
These share Theodore's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Theo — Gift of God; divine.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.
- Isadora — Gift of Isis.
- Pandora — All-gifted.
- Benjamin — Son of the right hand.
- James — Supplanter; a timeless classic.
- Joseph — God will increase.
- Mateo — Gift of God.
- Mathias — Gift of God.
- Matthew — Gift of God.
- Nathaniel — Gift of God.
- Thomas — Twin.