Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name; the name of a saint, pope, several emperors and a president.

Etymologies

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From the Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theodoros, "gift of god").

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Examples

  • The entire task force squad room froze stone cold as the name Theodore Robert Bundy came up on the computer record.

    The Riverman Robert D. Keppel 2005

  • The entire task force squad room froze stone cold as the name Theodore Robert Bundy came up on the computer record.

    The Riverman Robert D. Keppel 2005

  • The entire task force squad room froze stone cold as the name Theodore Robert Bundy came up on the computer record.

    The Riverman Robert D. Keppel 2005

  • After he turned to painting that same year, he exhibited widely in Germany under the name Theodore Lux before emigrating to the United States in 1936.

    NYT > Home Page By WILLIAM GRIMES 2011

  • After he turned to painting that same year, he exhibited widely in Germany under the name Theodore Lux before emigrating to the United States in 1936.

    NYT > Home Page By WILLIAM GRIMES 2011

  • If one name most widely represents the style of the American Arts & Crafts movement in Theodore Roosevelt's era, it is Gustav Stickley.

    Four-Square Reformer Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2010

  • Jose Theodore is the veteran and has some solid performances this season, most recently a 44-save effort against Detroit, for example.

    GM McPhee likes the look, performance of Capitals 2010

  • KNOX: The high-energy sound waves that Theodore is about to beam at Cassidy Driscoll's heel is tightly focused.

    Experimental Therapy For Sore Heels Has Skeptics 2010

  • Theodore is also unrestricted and he's probably done; same with Brendan Morrison if the Caps can find another second-line center.

    Washington Capitals Team Report 2010

  • They clearly didn't have much confidence in Theodore — despite what they repeatedly said to the contrary.

    Washington Capitals Team Report 2010

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