Category:Theophoric names

A theophoric name (from Greek: θεόφορος, theophoros) lit. "bearing or carrying a god") is a name which imbeds the name of a god within a personal name, to honour and / or invoke the protection of a deity (e.g. Apollodorus, meaning "gift of Apollo"), and was a common naming practise throughout antiquity. Many modern personal names and surnames are derived from theophoric names.