Theodora (given name)

Theodora (Θεοδώρα, Theodōra) is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Theodore, from the Greek θεός theos 'god' + δῶρον doron 'gift'. Theodora is first attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B syllabic script, as 𐀳𐀃𐀈𐀨, te-o-do-ra. The name Dorothy (Greek: Δωροθέα, Dōrothea) contains the same word elements in reverse order. It was the name of several saints and queens, including Theodora, a 6th-century Byzantine empress honored as a saint in the early Christian Church. Teodora, a variant, is among the top 10 most popular names for girls born in Serbia between 2003-2005.

Feminine variants

 * Dievodora (Lithuanian)
 * Bohdana (Ukrainian)
 * Božidarka (Serbian)
 * Dora (English, Spanish, Bulgarian)
 * Théodore (French)
 * Feodora, Fedora - Феодора, Федора (Russian)
 * Tea, Teja (Finnish), German, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Croatian
 * Teddi, Teddie, Teddy (English)
 * Teodóra (Hungarian)
 * Feodora, Theodora, Teodora (Indonesian)
 * Teodora, Theodhora, Dhora (Albanian)
 * Teodora/Теодора (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
 * Teodora (Polish)
 * Thea (English, German, Scandinavian)
 * Theda (German)
 * Todora/Todorka (Bulgarian, Macedonian)
 * Θεοδώρα, Δώρα, Ντόρα (Greek)
 * Tidora (Aramaic/Syriac)
 * Tedora (in Eritrea)

Fictional characters

 * Theodora, the Wicked Witch of the West (played by Mila Kunis) in 2013 Disney fantasy adventure film, Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013).