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Theodosia
Say it: thee-uh-DOH-zhuh
Meaning
From Greek theos 'god' and dosis 'giving'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used by Byzantine Christians and occasionally in 18th-century English and American families.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1890s
In the United States
- 1,545 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1893, about 1 in 11,800 girls
- 19 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Theodosia |
|---|---|
| Russian | Feodosiya |
Famous bearers
- Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of Aaron Burr
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Colonial records of the Americas
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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