About the name Theodora
Theodora shares its meaning with Dorothea — the same two Greek elements, simply swapped around. The Byzantine empress who rose from the hippodrome to rule an empire gives it a hard edge that its lace-trimmed sound rather cleverly disguises.
Theodora is a girl name of Greek origin, pronounced thee-oh-DOR-ah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 80 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the Byzantine era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Theodora?
Theodora currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 6.3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 158,730. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Theodora
- Empress Theodorasixth-century Byzantine empress and co-ruler with Justinian I
Spellings and variants of Theodora
Names similar to Theodora
Isadora
iz-ah-DOR-ah
Gift of Isis
Cora
KOR-ah
Maiden
Dorothy
DOR-uh-thee
Gift of God
Theo
THEE-oh
Divine, gift of God
Tripura
TRIH-poo-rah
Goddess of the three cities or three states of consciousness
Eulalia
yoo-LAY-lee-ah
Sweetly speaking, well-spoken
Mahira
muh-HEE-raa
Skilled, expert at her craft
Nerissa
neh-RISS-ah
From the sea
Theodora — frequently asked questions
What does the name Theodora mean?
Theodora means "Gift of God". It is a name of Greek origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Theodora?
Theodora is pronounced thee-oh-DOR-ah, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Theodora?
Theodora scores 80 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 158,730 people carry it — about 6.3 per million.
What is the numerology number for Theodora?
Theodora carries the expression number 5, known as The Free Spirit. Its soul urge number is 9 and its personality number is 5.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Theodora?
The lucky number for Theodora is 5 (with 14, 23, 32 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Bright Turquoise. The traditional lucky day is Wednesday and the associated gemstone is Aquamarine.