Gender Feminine
Scripts Μητροδώρα(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr who was killed with her sisters Menodora and Nymphodora.

Related Names

Rootsmeter + doron
Other Languages & CulturesMitrodora(Macedonian)

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Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Μητροδώρα.
Entry updated October 6, 2024