THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Theodore
Theodore is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Theodore Boborol. This snapshot links the name to 1 distinct Wikidata person record. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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English
- /ˈθiː.əˌdɔː/Received-Pronunciation
- /ˈθi.əˌdɔɹ/General-American
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
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.
A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek]; the name of a saint, pope, several emperors, etc.
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People with the name Theodore
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Theodore Boborol
Filipino film and television director
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
1
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Theodore Boborol
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Theodore in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Theodore
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Theodora·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Felmore·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Isidore·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Lenore♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Therese♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Filmore·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Gilmore♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Thaddeus·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Theodore?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Theodore
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q15875484 — Theodore (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Theodore Boborol (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q15875484 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Theodore (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.