Theodoros

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Theodore in US United States, FR France, GB United Kingdom and 7 more, Teodoro in BR Brazil, PE Peru, AR Argentina and 7 more, Teodor in PL Poland, CZ Czechia, BG Bulgaria and Theodor in DE Germany, AT Austria, SE Sweden.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 20 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Theodoros is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name566 records spelled Theodoros7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Switzerland

  Also written Theodōros, Theōdoros, Theodo̲ros, Théodoros, Theodôros

• Russian given name103 records spelled Theodoros10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, United States, Cyprus

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Теодорос, Teodoros, Тхеодорос

• Bulgarian given name73 records spelled Theodoros8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Bulgaria, United States, Russia, Croatia

  Languages: Bulgarian, Croatian

  Also written Теодорос, Teodoros

• Hebrew given name19 records spelled Theodoros3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Israel, Cyprus, South Africa, Netherlands

  Also written תאודורוס, Theodorus

29 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Theodoros is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A transliteration of the Greek male given name Θεόδωρος (Theódoros).

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Latin, accusative plural of Theodorus

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 50 years between 1967–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Theodore of Mopsuestiab. 350TRnot in their usual nameChristian theologian
• Theodoros of Cyreneb. 465LY5th century BC Greek mathematician
• Theodore the Studiteb. 759TRnot in their usual nameByzantine saint
• Theodore I Laskarisb. 1174TRnot in their usual name13th-century emperor of Nicaea
• Theodore II Laskarisb. 1221TRnot in their usual nameEmperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258
• Theodoros Kolokotronisb. 1770GRGreek general (1770–1843)
• Theodoros Pangalosb. 1878GRGreek military and politician (1878-1952)
• Theodoros Pangalosb. 1938GRGreek politician, former minister of Foreign Affairs (1938–2023)
• Pope Theodoros II of Alexandriab. 1952EG118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
• Teodor Currentzisb. 1972RUnot in their usual nameGreek conductor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 186 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Theodoros?

We estimate roughly 343 thousand people bear Theodoros (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Theodoros have the most bearers?

Theodoros is most frequently recorded in Peru, where it is most often spelled teodoro.

How common is Theodoros compared with other names?

In Peru, Theodoros is the 211th most common given name of 221,790 given names recorded there.

Is Theodoros a male or female name?

Theodoros is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Theodoros mean?

Recorded meaning: from Greek theos 'god' + doron 'gift'