Baby name
RISING
🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇬🇧 Theodora
/thee · oh · DOR · ah/
Meaning
“Gift of God”
Greek feminine form of Theodore, meaning 'gift of God'; borne by two Byzantine empresses including the powerful Empress Theodora, wife of Justinian I.
Nicknames
thea · teddy · dora
Vibe
warmelegant
How it ages.
Imperial and beautiful; ages with Byzantine grandeur and is surging in English-speaking markets.
The cultural moment.
Rising rapidly in the UK and US since 2015; increasingly fashionable among parents seeking grand Victorian names.