Meaning of the nameTeodora

Female
Greek origin
Te-o-do-ra

Teodora is a female name of Greek origin, the feminine of Teodoro, formed from theos, 'god', and doron, 'gift', and means 'gift of God'.

Meaning

“gift of God”

Source: Behind the Name: Theodore

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People (2022): 5,211
Rank in Brazil: #2,665
Median age: 57 years
2010 Census: 5,554; people

Teodora in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Teodora, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (919 people).

5,142 women 69 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Teodora is most common

States with the highest share of people named Teodora in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
Piauí 0.006%
Maranhão 0.005%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
Goiás 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	885	0.002%
Bahia	521	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	452	0.004%
Minas Gerais	414	0.002%
Maranhão	360	0.005%
Paraná	356	0.003%
Pará	299	0.004%
Goiás	270	0.004%
Santa Catarina	235	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	215	0.001%
Piauí	203	0.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul	179	0.007%
Mato Grosso	128	0.004%
Ceará	118	0.001%
Pernambuco	98	0.001%
Distrito Federal	88	0.003%
Espírito Santo	75	0.002%
Tocantins	73	0.005%
Amazonas	60	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	47	0.001%
Paraíba	44	0.001%
Alagoas	24	0.001%
Rondônia	20	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Teodora

Wiktionary records Θεοδώρα (Theodṓra) as the feminine of Θεόδωρος (Theódōros), and Behind the Name gives Teodora as the Portuguese form of Theodora, the feminine of Theodore, a Greek name formed from theos, 'god', and doron, 'gift', with the sense of 'gift of God'. Behind the Name lists Dora among the short forms. Wiktionary records Theodora as an alternative spelling. It is almost always female, and after a decline in the decades from 1970 to 2000 the number of people recorded rises again among those born from 2010 onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,211 people named Teodora, with a median age of 57.

Sources

Wiktionary: Θεοδώρα · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Theodore · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Theodora · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Teodora · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Teodora · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Teodora

What does the name Teodora mean?

Teodora means “gift of God”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Teodora in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,211 people with the first name Teodora, which ranks it number 2,665 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Teodora a boy's or a girl's name?

Teodora is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,142 women and 69 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Teodora?

Teodora is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Teodora most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.007% of the state's population is named Teodora (179 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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