Meaning: Its source is Theodorus, a Greek name meaning "God's gift."
In French, this name is spelled with an accent --Théodore.
Languages: This boy's name is used in English and French.
Feminine Forms: Theodora
Popularity: The name Theodore ranked 310th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 148th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Arts and Music
- Theodore ''Fats'' Navarro (born 1923, died 1950)
American jazz musician.
- Trumpeter (see list of Critics' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
Leadership
- Theodore I - II
Roman Catholic leaders.
- Two popes served under this name, Theodore I (642-649) to Theodore II (November - December 897) (see list of Religious Leaders)
- Theodore Alexander McKee
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Third Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Theodore McMillan
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Eighth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Theodore Roosevelt (born 1858, died 1919)
Twenty-sixth President of the U.S. Mediated peace between Russia and Japan; built the Panama Canal.
- U.S. President, 1901-09 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
- He set the stage for the American century (see list of Twenty people who helped define the political and social fabric of the 20th century)
- 1906 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
- Theodore Sedgwick
U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1799-1801 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
- Theodore N. Vail (born 1845, died 1920)
American businessman.
- Headed American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
Miscellaneous
- Theodore M. Hesburgh (born 1917)
American priest and educator. President of the University of Notre Dame, 1952-87.
- 1964 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- Theodore K. Lawless (born 1892, died 197)
American dermatologist.
- 1954 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
- Theodore Roosevelt (born 1858, died 1919)
Twenty-sixth President of the U.S. Mediated peace between Russia and Japan; built the Panama Canal.
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
Science and Philosophy
- Theodore Diener
- 1987 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Theodore G. Ellyson
Early U.S. Navy pilot.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Theodore C. Freeman
American astronaut.
- T-38 astronaut killed October 31,1964 (see list of Names on the Space Mirror Memorial)
- Theodore von Kármán (born 1881, died 1963)
Hungarian-born American aeronautical engineer.
- 1962 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Theodore W. Richards
American chemist known for his work on the linkage of atoms in molecules.
- 1914 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- Theodore W. Schultz
American economist known for his research into economic development, particularly in developing countries.
- 1979 Nobel Prize winner for Economics, with Arthur Lewis (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
Stage and Screen
- Theodore ''Beaver'' Cleaver
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Jerry Mathers (see list of Characters on ''Leave it to Beaver'')
- Theodore Huxtable
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Malcolm Jamal Warner (see list of Characters on ''The Cosby Show'')
- Theodore Kosloff
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Theodore Roberts
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Theodore
Fictional character.
- From ''''Alvin & the Chipmunks'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
The Literary World
- Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné (born 1552, died 1630)
French soldier, poet and historian.
- Wrote Les Tragiques (see list of Writers of the 16th Century)
- Theodore Dreiser (born 1871, died 1945)
American novelist.
- Wrote An American Tragedy (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Theodore Seuss Geisel (born 1904)
American children's author better known by the pseudonym Dr. Seuss.
- 1984 recipient of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation (see list of Winners of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation)
- Theodore Roethke (born 1908, died 1963)
American poet.
- 1958 Bollingen Prize winner (see list of Winners of the Bollingen Prize for Poetry)
- 1954 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for The Waking (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
- Two-time National Book Award winner for Poetry, in 1959 for Words for the Wind and in 1965 for The Far Field (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Poetry)
- Wrote Open House (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
- Theodore H. White (born 1915, died 1986)
American historian and journalist.
- 1962 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for The Making of the President 1960 (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Door
- T-Bird
- Teddy Bear
- T-bone
- Teddy Graham
- Tee Shirt
- Tedona
- Tedna
- Teddy Ruxpin
- Thee
- Edward
- Casual-T
- Thaddius
- Theopolis
- Red Ted
- Teddy Roosevelt
- T-Man
- Theodora
Associations:
A ''teddy'' is a racy, lacy piece of women's lingerie.
In British slang, an ''unhappy Teddy'' is a depressed soldier. The term was coined in the 1991 Gulf War.
Name: Theodore
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- Theodore on Google
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