Last name origin & meaning: French (Théodore) and English: from the personal name
Théodore (Greek Theodōros, a compound of
theos ‘God’ + dōron ‘gift’), which was relatively
popular in the Middle Ages because of its auspicious meaning. There
was considerable confusion with the Germanic personal name
Theodoric (see Terry). As an American family name, it
has also absorbed various other European cognates, e.g. Greek
Theodorakis, Theodoropoulos. This name appears in the following lists:
Cartoon Characters,
Heroes and Heroines,
Artists,
Poets,
Saints,
Presidents' Kids,
U.S. Presidents
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