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Theodora

Theodora proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium.

Proper noun

Theodora

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium.
    • Peter Mathias and the baby, a tiny girl with a ridiculous name, had gathered around their mother. What was her name, something barbaric, an empress, not Cleopatra - Theodora.1971, John Updike, Marry Me, Knopf, published 1976, →ISBN, page 126

Theodora meaning in Arabic

Theodora in Arabic

female given name
ثيودورة

Origin of Theodora

From the Ancient Greek feminine form of Theodore.

Words that rhyme with Theodora

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Questions about Theodora

What does Theodora mean?
Theodora means a female given name from Ancient Greek, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium.
What is Theodora in Arabic?
Theodora in Arabic is ثيودورة. See Theodora meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Theodora?
Theodora is a proper noun.

Words near Theodora in the dictionary

  1. theodiversity
  2. theodolite
  3. theodolites
  4. theodolitic
  5. Theodor
  6. Theodora
  7. Theodore
  8. Theodores
  9. Theodorias
  10. Theodoric
  11. Theodoros

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