Greek origin
Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word ''theos'' (''θεός''), which means god, for example: *Feminine names: Thea (name), Thea, Theodora (given name), Theodora, Theodosia (given name), Theodosia, Theophania (disambiguation), Theophania, Theophano (disambiguation), Theophano and Theoxena (disambiguation), Theoxena *Masculine names: Theodore (name), Theodore, Theodoros, Theodoros/Theodorus, Theodosius (disambiguation), Theodosius, Theodotus (disambiguation), Theodotus, Theophanes (disambiguation), Theophanes, Theophilus (disambiguation), Theophilus, Theodoret and Theophylact (disambiguation), TheophylactGermanic origin
Many other names beginning with "Theo-" do not necessarily derive from Greek, but rather the old Germanic "theud", meaning "people" or "folk". These names include: *Theobald, Theodahad, Theodard, Theodebert, Theodemir (disambiguation), Theodemir, and TheodoricPeople with the name Theo
See Special:AllPages/Theo A, Theo and Special:AllPages/Théo A, Théo for a current alphabetical list of all people with the first name Theo or Théo in the English Wikipedia. Among better known people with this name are: * Theo Adam (1926-2019), German classical bass-baritone * Theo Albrecht (1922–2010), German entrepreneur and billionaire * Theo Angelopoulos (1935–2012), Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer * Theo Bos (born 1983), Dutch road and track cyclist, five-time world champion * Theo van Doesburg (1883–1931), Dutch artist, founder and leader of the De Stijl art movement * Theo Epstein (born 1973), American baseball executive, three-time World Series champion * Theo Fleury (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player * Theo Geisel (1904–1991), American author better known as Dr. Seuss * Theo van Gogh (art dealer) (1857–1891), brother and supporter of painter Vincent van Gogh * Theo van Gogh (film director) (1957–2004), Dutch film director, great-grandson of the above * Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932), Dutch Prime Minister * Theo Hernandez (born 1997), French footballer * Theo Hutchcraft (born 1986), English singer and songwriter * Theo Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people * Theo James (born 1984), English actor * Theo Jansen (born 1948), Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor * Theo Janssen (born 1981), Dutch footballer * Theo Jörgensmann (born 1948), German jazz clarinetist and composer * Théo Lefèvre (1914–1973), Belgian Prime Minister * Theo Lingen (1903–1978), German actor, film director and screenwriter * Theo Mackeben (1897–1953), German composer and conductor * Theo Osterkamp (1892–1975), German flying ace in both World War I and World War II * Theo Pelouze (1807–1867), French chemist * Theo de Raadt (born 1968), South African-born Canadian founder and leader of the OpenBSD and OpenSSH projects * Theo Ratliff (born 1973), American basketball player (Theophalus) * Theo Rossi (born 1975), American actor and producer * Théo van Rysselberghe (1862–1926), Belgian neo-impressionist painter * Théo Sarapo (1936–1970), French singer and actor, husband of Édith Piaf * Theo Smyrnaeus (fl. 100 CE), Greek philosopher and mathematician (Theon) * Theo Sommer (1930–2022), German newspaper editor and intellectual * Theo Timmer (born 1949), Dutch motorcycle racer * Theo Timmermans (footballer born 1926), Dutch footballer * Theo Timmermans (footballer, born 1989), Theo Timmermans (born 1989), Dutch footballer * Theo Von (born 1980), American stand-up comedian, television personality, host, and actor * Theo Waigel (born 1939), German politician, known as the father of the Euro * Theo Walcott (born 1989), English footballer * Theo Zagorakis (born 1971), Greek footballer and politicianFictional characters
* Meta Runner#Main Characters, Theo, the self-proclaimed 'King of All the Land', protagonist of ''Ultra Jump Mania'' and Tari's first companion in the ''Meta Runner'' web series * Theo Decker, main character in Donna Tartt's novel The Goldfinch (novel), ''The Goldfinch'' * Theo Faron, the main character in P.D. James's 1992 novel ''The Children of Men'' and of the 2006 film ''Children of Men'' based on the novel * Theo Fobius, in the webcomic Schlock Mercenary#Main characters, ''Schlock Mercenary'' * Theo Kojak, lead character of the ''Kojak'' television series * Theo Raeken, a fictional character in the 2011-2017 TV series ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf'' * Theo Saville, one of the main characters on the television series ''A Million Little Things'', son of Eddie and KatherineSee also
* Teo (disambiguation) * THEO (Testing the Habitability of Enceladus's Ocean), a spacecraft mission to EnceladusReferences
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