Theodora Forename

8,777th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 117,461 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Theodora Forename Definition:

A female name. f. of Theodore (q.v.). First found in England in the 17th C. It has never been common.

Theodora Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece
100%
50,1221:21847
Ghana
 
97%
11,0691:2,438391
United States
100%
10,1361:35,7672,295
Tanzania
100%
9,8331:5,368858
South Africa
100%
6,1851:8,8171,550
Indonesia
100%
4,4741:57,6587,120
Nigeria
100%
3,9611:44,8283,408
Germany
100%
3,0711:31,4811,152
Cyprus
100%
2,7771:31455
Brazil
100%
2,4991:85,7295,039
Romania
100%
2,3471:8,544724
Benin
100%
1,2831:8,2431,202
England
100%
1,2481:44,5542,187
Malawi
100%
9311:18,3811,695
Zimbabwe
100%
7841:19,6732,166
Austria
100%
6111:13,935751
Cameroon
100%
5101:42,3742,913
Egypt
100%
4771:192,6647,172
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
3881:3,509656
Belgium
100%
3591:32,0061,959
Papua New Guinea
 
96%
3101:26,2982,601
Netherlands
100%
2771:61,0183,874
Canada
100%
2711:122,2635,724
India
100%
2491:4,879,028188,142
Philippines
 
98%
2381:445,41815,417
DR Congo
 
91%
2261:326,67112,797
Australia-1771:77,1623,114
Sweden
100%
1751:56,3312,863
Czechia
100%
1571:67,874964
Malaysia
 
98%
1551:196,45111,425
France
100%
1541:431,6265,021
Saint Lucia
100%
1291:1,378244
Switzerland
100%
1091:75,3532,710
Lebanon
100%
1021:55,1722,461
Jamaica-911:31,6842,142
Congo
100%
761:65,9114,662
Israel
100%
761:110,5654,585
Uganda
 
94%
701:585,09912,673
Thailand
100%
671:1,045,75837,455
Ivory Coast
100%
661:349,63514,646
Suriname-661:8,3761,618
Zambia-611:259,9158,083
Grenada
100%
601:1,802381
Dominican Republic-561:186,2737,851
Haiti-541:198,6478,878
Belize
100%
521:6,8141,210
Norway
100%
471:109,1983,431
Spain
100%
441:1,057,4998,917
Scotland
100%
421:127,3902,729
Greenland-411:1,375278
Liberia
100%
391:113,1304,730
Sierra Leone-361:196,907408
Denmark-321:176,5474,105
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
311:3,599673
Wales
100%
301:103,1442,492
Burkina Faso
100%
261:706,90321,562
Italy
100%
261:2,348,54215,447
Kenya-261:1,781,04320,128
New Zealand-261:174,4635,979
United States Virgin Islands-241:4,573777
Bulgaria-221:317,7456,287
Aruba-211:4,942942
Jordan
 
97%
201:441,3393,660
Senegal
100%
191:767,4408,136
Hong Kong-181:430,7074,155
Northern Mariana Islands-171:3,216586
Botswana
100%
161:136,52810,720
Ethiopia
100%
161:6,097,50812,067
Qatar
100%
151:157,97416,771
Finland
100%
141:391,6565,045
New Caledonia
100%
131:20,7821,589
Singapore
100%
131:483,62011,161
United Arab Emirates-121:595,99919,549
Guyana
100%
111:69,3875,899
Iceland-101:36,6022,190
Gabon-91:209,2602,118
Lesotho
 
86%
91:226,66615,149
Solomon Islands-81:72,6204,185
Panama-71:558,08014,722
Uruguay-71:489,6626,003
Albania
100%
61:507,76218,007
American Samoa-61:9,3081,982
China-61:227,675,96474,319
Mexico
100%
61:20,690,73847,722
Palestine
100%
51:910,0123,841
Saint Kitts and Nevis-51:10,9721,354
Venezuela
100%
51:6,040,37977,223
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
100%
41:1,94987
Dominica-41:18,868592
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Luxembourg
100%
41:141,0122,772
Moldova-41:890,2854,314
Namibia-41:601,0457,837
Nicaragua
100%
41:1,504,58416,652
Peru
100%
41:7,947,86448,688
Turkey
100%
41:19,450,42745,600
Hungary
100%
31:3,263,9244,413
Pakistan
100%
31:64,785,893186,184
Serbia-31:2,381,9077,319
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Ireland
 
95%
21:2,321,7608,894
Anguilla-21:6,628945
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
Marshall Islands
100%
21:25,6153,101
Montserrat-21:2,438412
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Palau-11:21,711239
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933

The alternate forms: Thèodora (117), Theodóra (101) & Theódóra (20) are calculated separately.

Theodora (1,278) may also be a surname.

Theodora Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. f. of Theodore (q.v.). First found in England in the 17th C. It has never been common.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A f., now—except among the old-fashioned—considered too dignified, of Theodore.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A female name derived from Theodore.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Greek (feminine) - God’s gift.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Greek name, meaning: Divine gift.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Theodora Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thèodora96117/
Theodóra96101/
Theodorah943,668/
Theodhora94597/
Theodorea9415/
Theodorha947/
Ttheodora947/
Thieodora943/
Theodoraa943/
Theeodora942/
Theodoera942/
Theodorra942/
Theodoroa942/
Theoddora941/
Theoedora941/
Theoodora941/
Htheodora941/
Thheodora941/
Teodora93307,606/
Theódóra9220/
Theodhorah894/
Theodorrah893/
Theodhoras893/
Theiiodora891/
Theodoro886,473/
Teodoras88303/
Thiodora88168/
Theodara88124/
Teodhora8838/
Teodoroa8823/
Teodorah8820/
Theodera8818/
Tehodora8813/
Teyodora883/
Teaodora882/
Teoddora882/
Teeodora882/
Teodoora881/
Teodorza881/
Teodorad881/
Teodorat881/
Teodorra881/
Teoodora881/
Teoudora881/
Tieodora881/
Thyodora881/
Tteodora881/
Theodorou82121/
Theodarah8213/
Theodhoro829/
Thiodorah828/
Theadorah825/
Theadorea825/
Théodorat823/
Theodorey823/
Teyodorah821/
Theadorha821/
Thiodhora821/
Thiodorha821/
Thaiodora821/
Theoodoro821/
Theodaura821/
Hteodhora821/
Teodoro80296,391/
Tiodora801,935/
Teodóra801,908/
Teadora8082/
Teodara8050/
Teodera8013/
Téodora8012/
Tyodora806/
Theodhoros78108/
Theodooros782/
Theodorros782/
Theoddoros781/
Theodorosz781/
Theodoroud781/
Theodourou781/
Theoodoros781/
Teodoros75139/
Thiadora7524/
Tehodoro7517/
Thiodoro756/
Teoodoro754/
Teodorro754/
Teoddoro754/
Theadoro753/
Tiodoras753/
Theodero753/
Teodaura752/
Teahdora752/
Teeodoro752/
Teodooro751/
Teodoroh751/
Teodoroj751/
Teodorou751/
Teodouro751/
Teoedoro751/
Teod'oro751/
Teodoero751/
Thiodara751/
Thiodera751/
Teeadora751/
Tehadora751/
Teadorra751/
Tteodoro751/
Teodhoro751/
Theodhorosh742/
Theodoreich741/
Théodoros7110/
Tejodhara712/
Teodoroth711/
Teodorous711/
Thayodara711/
Thiodoros711/
Theodóros711/
Tehoudoro711/
Thèodoros711/
Thaieidra711/
Tiodoro67558/
Tiadora67231/
Teodero6719/
Teadoro6718/
Tyodara6712/
Tiodara676/
Tiodera675/
Teodaro675/
Téodoro673/
Tyodoro671/

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