Theodor

Theodor is the German, Scandinavian, Czech, and Romanian form of a Late Greek name compounded from theos, meaning god, and doron, meaning gift, giving the overall sense of gift of God. The name was borne by several early Christian saints and theologians, helping to spread it widely across Europe during the medieval period. Notable modern bearers include the Austrian Jewish journalist and Zionist leader Theodor Herzl and the Danish fairy-tale author Hans Christian Andersen's contemporary Theodor Storm, a German writer. Closely related forms include Theodore in English, Théodore in French, Teodoro in Italian and Spanish, and Fyodor in Russian.