Theodora (given name)

Theodora (Greek: Θεοδώρα, Theodōra) is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Theodore, from the Greek θεός theos 'god' + δῶρον doron 'gift'.^[1][2] Theodora is first attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B syllabic script, as 𐀳𐀃𐀈𐀨, te-o-do-ra.^[3] The name Dorothy (Greek: Δωροθέα, Dōrothea) 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.^[4]

Theodora

The sixth century Byzantine empress Theodora is one famous bearer of the name.
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	"gift of God"
Other names
Nickname(s)	Dora, Thea, Tia
Related names	Dorothea, Dorothy, Teodora

Feminine variants

• Dievodora (Lithuanian)
• Bohdana (Ukrainian)
• Božidarka (Serbian)
• Dora (English, Indonesian, Spanish, Bulgarian)
• Théodore (French)
• Feodora, Fedora - Феодора, Федора (Russian)
• Tea, Teja (Finnish), German, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Croatian
• Teddi, Teddie, Teddy (English)
• Teodóra (Hungarian)
• Feodora, Theodora, Teodora (Indonesian)
• Teodora, Theodhora, Dhora (Albanian)
• Teodora/Теодора (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
• Teodora (Polish)
• Thea (English, German, Scandinavian)
• Theda (German)
• Todora/Todorka (Bulgarian, Macedonian)
• Θεοδώρα, Δώρα, Ντόρα (Greek)
• Tidora (Aramaic/Syriac)
• Tedora (in Eritrea)

Fictional characters

• Theodora, the Wicked Witch of the West (played by Mila Kunis) in 2013 Disney fantasy adventure film, Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013).
• Theodora Crain (played by Kate Siegel) in 2018 Netflix supernatural horror miniseries, The Haunting of Hill House (2018).

See also

• Theodora (disambiguation) - list of persons
• Teodora - list of persons
• Theodosia (disambiguation) - list of persons