# Theodore

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈθiː.əˌdɔː/ · frequency rank #11,805

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin and Ancient Greek; the name of a saint, pope, several emperors, etc.

## Etymology
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.

## Common misspellings (11)
`hteodore`, `tehodore`, `thedoore`, `theoddore`, `theodoer`, `theodorre`, `theodroe`, `theoodre`, `thheodore`, `thoedore`, `ttheodore`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/theodore