Meaning & History
Russian form of Theodore. It was borne by three tsars of Russia. Another notable bearer was Fyodor Dostoyevsky (or Dostoevsky; 1821-1881), the Russian author of such works as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.
Related Names
DiminutiveFedya
Other Languages & CulturesTewodros(Amharic) Theodoros, Theodorus(Ancient Greek) Toros(Armenian) Teodor, Todor(Bulgarian) Teodor, Teo(Croatian) Teodor, Theodor(Czech) Theodor(Danish) Theodoor, Theo, Theodorus(Dutch) Theodore, Ted, Teddie, Teddy, Theo(English) Teuvo(Finnish) Théodore, Théo(French) Tedore(Georgian) Theodor, Theo(German) Theodoros(Greek) Tivadar, Tódor(Hungarian) Teodoro, Teo(Italian) Teodors(Latvian) Thei(Limburgish) Teodor, Todor, Toše, Toshe(Macedonian) Teodor, Theodor(Norwegian) Teodor(Polish) Teodoro, Téo(Portuguese) Teodor, Tudor, Theodor(Romanian) Teodor, Todor(Serbian) Teodor(Slovak) Teodor, Teo(Slovene) Teodoro, Teo(Spanish) Teodor, Theodor(Swedish) Fedir(Ukrainian)