Theodora (name)

Theodora (, Theodora) is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Theodore, which derives from the Greek words , theos, "god" and , doron, "gift". Theodora is first attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B syllabic script, as , te-o-do-ra. The name Dorothy (Greek: , Dorothea) 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.