Ancient Greek origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “god” + “gift”
Borrowed from Russian Фёдор (Fjódor), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Ѳеодоръ (Θeodorŭ), a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros), from θεός (theós, “god”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”). First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1638.
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- Wiktionary: FjodorsCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
