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Theodora (other)
Theodora is a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift". Theodora may also refer to: Historical figures known as Theodora Byzantine empresses * Theodora (wife of Justinian I) ( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora of Khazaria, 7th-century empress, wife of Justinian II * Theodora (wife of Theophilos), 9th-century empress, saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora (wife of Romanos I), 10th-century empress * Theodora (daughter of Constantine VII), 10th-century empress, wife of John I Tzimiskes * Theodora Porphyrogenita (c. 980–1056), empress regnant in 1042 and 1055–1056 * Theodora Palaiologina (c. 1240–1303), wife of Michael VIII Palaiologos Trebizonian empresses *Theodora Axuchina, empress consort of Alexios I of Trebizond *Theodora of Trebizond (before 1253 – after 1285), empress regnant from 1284 to 1285 *Theodora Kantakouzene (c. 1240 – after 1290), empress consort of Alexios III of Trebizond *Theodora Kantakouzene (wife of Alexios IV of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora (given Name)
Theodora ( el, Θεοδώρα, ''Theodōra'') is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Theodore, from the Greek ' ''theos'' 'god' + ' ''doron'' 'gift'. ''Theodora'' is first attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B syllabic script, as , ''te-o-do-ra''. The name Dorothy (Greek: , ''Dōrothea'') contains the same word elements in reverse order. It was the name of several saints and queens, including Theodora, a 6th-century Byzantine empress honored as a saint in the early Christian Church. Teodora, a variant, is among the top 10 most popular names for girls born in Serbia between 2003-2005. Theodora, the Wicked Witch of the West (played by Mila Kunis) 2013 Disney fantasy adventure film, '' Oz: The Great and Powerful'' (2013). Feminine variants *Dievodora ( Lithuanian) *Bohdana (Ukrainian) *Dora (English, Spanish, Bulgarian) *Théodore ( French) *Feodora, Fedora - Феодора, Федора (Russian) *Tea, Teja (Finnish), German, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Croat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |