Usage: German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Romanian, English (Rare)Pronounced: TEH-o-to (German), TEH-uw-daw (Swedish), TEH-o-dho (Danish), TEH-o-dor (Czech, Finnish), teh-O-dor (Romanian), THEE-ə-dawr (English)Meaning: Form of Theodoros (see THEODORE) used in several languages. A famous bearer was American children's book creator behind the Cat in the Hat and the Grinch, Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991), who is better known as Dr. Seuss.
Famous bearers: Actor Theodor Pištěk, born 13 June 1895, Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. Date of Death: 5 August 1960, Mukařov, Czechoslovakia. Costume Designer Theodor Pištěk jr., born 25 October 1932, Prague, Czechoslovakia.