Theodosius

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
2/4/2020, 9:06 PM	Mike C	update #107
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
6/13/2019, 12:17 AM	Mike C	update #104
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
7/27/2015, 11:23 PM	Mike C	update #90
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Ancient Greek (Latinized)

Scripts Θεοδόσιος(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. thee-ə-DO-shəs(English)

Meaning & History

Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδόσιος (Theodosios) meaning "giving to god", derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god" and δόσις (dosis) meaning "giving". Saint Theodosius of Palestine was a monk who founded a monastery near Bethlehem in the 5th century. This also was the name of emperors of the Eastern Roman and Byzantine Empires.