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Fedot - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Fedot

[ syll. fe-dot, fed-ot ] The boy name Fedot is pronounced FEHDahT KEY. Fedot's origin is Old Greek, and its use, Russian. Fedot is of the meaning 'given by god'. Derived from theos 'god' ; dotos 'given'. Theodotos (Old Greek) and Theodotus (Old Greek) are older forms of the name. The name Theodotus was borne by various early saints and martyrs; it was popular among early Christians due to its well-omened meaning. Fedya (Russian pet form) is a variant of the name. See also the related form, Thaddeus (English).

Fedot is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. Within the group of boy names directly related to Fedot, Thaddeus (English) was the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Fedot include Faddei (Russian), Faddey (Russian), Fadey (Russian), Fadi (Arabic), Fahad (Arabic), Faida (Swahili), Fathi (Arabic), Fayette (English), Fedya (Russian), Fido (English and German), Fiete (Frisian and German), Fuad (Arabic), Fahd (Arabic), and Fath.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Fedot: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


 
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