Meaning & History
Means "watched by god" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φυλακτέος (phylakteos) meaning "to be watched". Saint Theophylaktos was a 9th-century bishop of Nicomedia who was banished to Caria.
Related Names
Rootstheos + phylakteos
Other Languages & CulturesTheofylaktos(Greek) Feofilakt, Filat(Russian)
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Sources & References
- Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Θεοφύλακτος.