Theodora
- I think it's a shame this name seems to have fallen out of fashion-it's my favorite girls' name after Lucy. It means "God's gift"- I think that's a better way of telling you daughter she is special than naming her Miracle or Precious, anyway! Unusual and with a very pleasant sound to it. Her pet name would be Dora. My favorite middle name to go with it is Violet.
- Rarely heard, yet classically beautiful.
Theodora is the feminine form of Theodore, which is formed from the Greek words theos meaning "god" and doron meaning "gift." The name Dorothea is formed from the same words, in reverse order.
See Also: Dorothea, Theodore, Feodora
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