Theodora (given name)


Theodora is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Theodore, from the Greek θεός ''theos 'god' + δῶρον doron 'gift'. Theodora is first attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B syllabic script, as ????, te-o-do-ra''. The name Dorothy contains the same word elements in reverse order. It was the name of several saints and queens, including Theodora, a 6th-century Byzantine empress honored as a saint in the early Christian Church. Teodora, a variant, is among the top 10 most popular names for girls born in Serbia between 2003–2005.

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