12-595: (Redirected from Dorotheos ) Dorotheus Gender Masculine Language(s) See list Origin Language(s) Greek Meaning God's gift Other names Variant form(s) See list Related names Theodore Matthew Božidar Dorotheus or Dorotheos is a male given name from Greek Dōrótheos ( Δωρόθεος ), meaning "God's Gift", from δῶρον ( dōron ), "gift" + θεός ( theós ), "god". Its feminine counterpart
24-790: Is Dorothea , ( Dorothy ). Theodore means the same, with the root words in reverse order. The earliest form of the word δῶρον is the Mycenaean Greek do-ra , meaning "gifts", written in Linear B syllabic script; the feminine form Theodora is also attested in Linear B as 𐀳𐀃𐀈𐀨 , te-o-do-ra . Linguistic variants [ edit ] Greek: Dorotheos (Δωρόθεος) Latin: Dorotheus English: Dorotheus Russian: Dorofei (Дорофей) Serbian: Dorotej (Доротеј) Czech: Dorota , Dora fem. People [ edit ] Dorotheos (sculptor) (5th century BC), of Argos, to whom Kresilas
36-562: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Theodore (name) Theodore is a masculine given name . It comes from the Ancient Greek name Θεόδωρος ( Theódoros ), meaning "gift of God(s)" ( from the Ancient Greek words θεός , ( theós ) "God/Gods" and δῶρον ( dṓron ) "gift". The name was borne by several figures in ancient Greece, such as Theodorus of Samos and Theodorus of Byzantium , but gained popularity due to
48-731: The Persians , in 530, as well as taking part in the Battle of Satala . At Satala he defended the city while his superior Sittas was hidden with some cavalry in the nearby area and attacked the Persians in the rear, routing their 30,000 with the Byzantine 15,000. He defeated the Persians again in 531 and later drove the Sabir Huns out through the Caucasus . He was sent to North Africa with Belisarius, but died on
60-459: The Germanic name Theodoric (and variants Theodoricus, Dietrich, Thierry, and others) has a separate origin. It's also similar to Doris , another Greek origin given name. Hypocorisms , calling names, or nicknames derived from Theodore can be: Dorotheus (magister militum) Dorotheus was a Byzantine military commander. While being magister militum per Armeniam he won a battle against
72-738: The Justinian Code Dorotheus of Gaza (505–565), monastic father Pope Peter IV of Alexandria , also known as Dorotheos (ruled in 565–569) Dorotheus of Hilandar (fl. 1356–1382), protos of Mount Athos Dorotheus I of Athens , metropolitan of Athens from 1388 to 1392 Dorotheos II of Trebizond , metropolitan of Trebizond from 1472 Dorotheos of Ohrid , 15th-century bishop Dorotheus IV Ibn Al-Ahmar (d. 1611), Patriarch of Antioch from 1604 to 1611. Dorotheus of Mount Sinai and Raithu, Archbishop of Mount Sinai and Raithu Archbishop Dorotheus of Athens , Archbishop of All Greece 1956–1957 Dorotheos of Adrianople Dorotheos
84-482: The Younger Dorotheos Polykandriotis , Church of Greece Pseudo-Dorotheus , 3rd-century Christian writer Pseudo-Dorotheos of Monemvasia , 17th-century Greek chronicler Dorotheus (magister militum) , Byzantine military leader See also [ edit ] Dorothea (disambiguation) , Greek female given name Dorothy , English variant Dorotheus (weevil) , a beetle genus in
96-518: The rise of Christendom . In any form, it means "God(s)-given", or "gift of God/Gods", as do the given names Jonathan , Nathaniel , Matthew , hibatullah , Devadatta , Dosetai , Bogdan , and Adeodatus . The name has risen in popularity across the Anglosphere in recent years. Theodore was among the five most popular names for White newborn boys in the American state of Virginia in 2022. It
108-571: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dorotheus&oldid=1159998848 " Categories : Given names Greek masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text Articles needing pronunciation Articles containing Mycenaean Greek-language text Articles with short description Short description
120-618: The tribe Cylydrorhinini References [ edit ] ^ δῶρον , θεός . Liddell, Henry George ; Scott, Robert ; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project . ^ "The Linear B word do-ra" . Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages . Raymoure, K.A. "do-ra-qe" . Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B . Deaditerranean. ^ "te-o-do-ra-qe" . Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B . Deaditerranean. [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
132-504: Was among the ten most popular names for newborn boys nationally in the United States in 2021. It was the fifth most popular name for boys in Canada in 2022. The feminine form of Theodore is Theodora . The names Dorothy and Godiva also mean "gift of God(s)". In German, Theodore is the feminine form and the masculine form is Theodor . Although similar to, and probably influenced by it,
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#1733086280699144-488: Was pupil Dorotheus of Sidon ( fl. 75), Hellenistic astrologer Dorotheus of Tyre (ca. 255 – 362), Christian presbyter and later bishop of Tyre St. Dorotheus (martyr) , who was martyred with Gorgonius and Peter in the 4th century Dorotheus (poet) (fl. 4th-century), Christian poet, known for The Vision of Dorotheus . Dorotheus of Antioch , (c. 388 – 407), Arian Archbishop of Constantinople Dorotheus (jurist) (fl. 534), Byzantine jurist who helped draft
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