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Theodosia name meaning

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What does the name Theodosia mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Theodosia

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Greek
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African
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English
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User Submitted Meanings

  1. 2 people from California, U.S. agree the name Theodosia is of Greek origin and means "Divine gift".
  2. According to a user from Illinois, U.S., the name Theodosia means "Giving to God".
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Borrowed from Latin Theodosia, from Ancient Greek Θεοδοσία (Theodosía). Feminine form of Theodosius.

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    Theda Bara, born Burr Goodman, was one of the most popular actresses of the silent-film era.
  2. A village in Missouri, United States.
  3. Alternative form of Feodosiya, a city in Crimea, Ukraine.

Theodosia was also found in the following language(s): Latin

Notable Persons Named Theodosia

Notable Persons Named Theodosia

Theda Bara

Theda Bara was an actress. Her career lasted from 1908 to 1926. Theda was given the name Theodosia Burr Goodman on July 29th, 1885 in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. She passed away on April 7th, 1955.

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Theodosia Salome Okoh

She holds the title Chairman of the Ghana Hockey Association and President of the Ghana Hockey Federation. Theodosia was born on June 13th, 1922 in Effiduase. She passed away on April 19th, 2015.

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Theodosia of Constantinople

She died in 729.

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Theodosia

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Theodosia Hawkins-Magill

Theodosia was born in 1743. She left this life in 1817.

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Theodosia Ntokou

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  • Theodosia Trollope

Notable Persons With the Last Name Theodosia

Notable Persons With the Last Name Theodosia

Theodosia

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Fun Facts about the name Theodosia

  • How Popular is the name Theodosia? Theodosia is the 8,289th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Theodosia have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,526 babies born with the first name Theodosia in the United States. That's more than enough people named Theodosia to occupy the territory of Christmas Island (Australia) with an estimated population of 1,462 (as of June 30, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Theodosia? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 10 new born babies.
  • When was Theodosia first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Theodosia is Wednesday, August 14th, 1867.
  • What year had the most people named Theodosia born? The highest recorded use of the first name Theodosia was in 1918 with a total of 45 babies.
  • Random Theodosia Factoid: According to the 1927 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Theodosia is not a popular baby girl's name in South Carolina. Imagine that, only 5 babies in South Carolina have the same name in 1927.
  • Weird things about the name Theodosia: The name spelled backwards is Aisodoeht. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Tehoasiod. How do you pronounce that?
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