Theodor

Where Theodor comes from

The dictionaries list Theodor as a given name — a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Theodore — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • Latin
Along the way
  1. 1817
    Theodor Mommsen born
    German classical scholar and historian
  2. 1884
    First appearance
    #971 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1887
    Peak, #921
    5 babies named Theodor — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1888
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1903
    Theodor W. Adorno born
    German philosopher, sociologist and theorist
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Theodore.
Namesakes
  • Theodor Mommsen · German classical scholar and historian, 1817–1903
  • Theodor W. Adorno · German philosopher, sociologist and theorist, 1903–1969
  • Theodor Herzl · father of modern political Zionism, 1860–1904
  • Theodor Fontane · German novelist and poet, 1819–1898
  • Theodor Heuss · German journalist and politician, 1884–1963

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.