Theodor
Meaning of Theodor
The name Theodor is a masculine name with origins in Greek and German. It is derived from the Greek name Theodoros, which means "gift of God." The name has a strong and noble association, often associated with great thinkers and leaders throughout history. In terms of pronunciation, it varies slightly between American English (pronounced as THEE-uh-dor), British English (pronounced as THEE-uh-dawr), and German (pronounced as TEH-oh-dawr). The name has been consistently popular over the years, maintaining a moderate level of usage in the United States. It currently ranks at number 1835 in popularity for newborn boys in the United States. Variations of the name include Theodore.
Pronunciation
German
- Pronunced as TEH-oh-dawr (/teːoˈdoːr/)
British English
- Pronunced as THEE-uh-dawr (/θiːˈɔːr/)
American English
- Pronunced as THEE-uh-dor (/θiːˈɒdər/)
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Notable People Named Theodor
| Theodor W. Adorno was a prominent German philosopher, musicologist, and social theorist. |
| Theodor Herzl was an influential Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist and political activist known as the father of modern political Zionism, advocating for Jewish immigration to Palestine to establish a Jewish state. |
| Theodor Schwann, a German physician and physiologist, is best known for extending the cell theory to animals and making significant contributions to the study of pepsin, yeast, and metabolism. |
| Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen was a prominent German classical scholar, historian, and Nobel Prize winner known for his monumental work on Roman history and law. |
| Theodor Reik was a pioneering psychoanalyst who trained under Freud in Vienna and played a key role in promoting lay analysis in the United States. |
| Theodor Heuss was the first president of West Germany and a liberal politician known for his cordial nature, which contributed to the stabilization of democracy during the Wirtschaftswunder years. |
| Theodor Fontane, a renowned German novelist and poet, gained recognition as a leading 19th-century German-language realist author, publishing his most famous novels at the age of 58 after a successful career in journalism. |
| Theodor Nöldeke was a prominent German orientalist and scholar known for his extensive research in Old Testament studies, Semitic languages, and oriental literature, as well as for initiating the higher criticism of the Qur’ān. |
| Theodor Fliedner was a German Lutheran minister and founder of Kaiserswerther Diakonie, a hospital and deaconess training center, known for his pioneering work in nursing. |
| Theodor Molien - Theodor Georg Andreas Molien was a Russian mathematician known for his work on associative algebras and polynomial invariants of finite groups. |
| Theodor Storm, a German-Frisian writer, is celebrated as a key figure in German realism. |
| Theodor Escherich, a German-Austrian pediatrician and professor, is known for discovering and describing the bacterium Escherichia coli. |
| Dr. Theodor Neubauer was a German communist politician, educator, essayist, historian, and anti-Nazi resistance fighter. |
| Theodor von Lerch was a multilingual major general in the Austro-Hungarian Army and a pioneering alpine ski instructor in Japan, known for his love of painting Austrian landscapes. |
| Theodor Arps was a German naval officer known for his role in managing the German Naval Intelligence Service during World War II. |
