Fyodor

Gender Masculine
Usage Russian
Scripts Фёдор(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. FYUY-dər  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Russian form of Theodore. It was borne by three tsars of Russia. Another notable bearer was Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881), the Russian author of such works as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.

Related Names

VariantsFedor, Feodor
DiminutiveFedya
Other Languages & CulturesTewodros(Amharic) Theodoros, Theodorus(Ancient Greek) Toros(Armenian) Teodor, Todor(Bulgarian) Teodor, Teo(Croatian) Teodor, Theodor(Czech) Theodor(Danish) Theodoor, Theodorus, Theo(Dutch) Theodore, Ted, Teddie, Teddy, Theo(English) Teuvo(Finnish) Théodore, Théo(French) Tedore(Georgian) Theodor, Theo(German) Theodoros(Greek) Tivadar, Tódor(Hungarian) Teodoro, Teo(Italian) Teodors(Latvian) Thei(Limburgish) Teodor, Todor, Toše, Toshe(Macedonian) Teodor, Theodor(Norwegian) Teodor(Polish) Teodoro, Téo(Portuguese) Teodor, Tudor, Theodor(Romanian) Teodor, Todor(Serbian) Teodor(Slovak) Teodor, Teo(Slovene) Teodoro, Teo(Spanish) Teodor, Theodor(Swedish) Fedir(Ukrainian)
Surname DescendantsFedorov, Fyodorov(Russian)

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Entry updated November 16, 2019