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 [ syll. (t)heo-do-sios, th-eodosi-os ] The boy name Theodosios is pronounced as -THIYahDOWSiyowS KEY. Theodosios is used chiefly in the Greek language and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name's meaning is giving to god. Derived from the elements 'theos' meaning god ; 'dosis' meaning giving. Theodosius (Old Greek) is an older form of Theodosios. The name was borne by several emperors of ancient Rome and Byzantium, as well as an 11th-century Russian saint. The name Theodosia (English and Greek) is the female form of Theodosios. Fedosi (Russian), Feodosi (Russian), Feodosiy (Russian), Teodosio (Italian and Spanish), and Teodósio (Portuguese) are variants of Theodosios. Fedya (Russian pet form) is another variant of Theodosios. Theodosios is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Theodosios include Teodosio (Italian and Spanish), Teodósio (Portuguese), Tadashi (Japanese), Tadeas (Czech), Tadeás (Czech and Slavic), Tadeusz (Polish), Tadzio (Polish), Taizo, Takashi (Japanese), Takeo, Takeshi, Tatsuo (Japanese), Tazio (Italian), Teodus (Czech), Tetsuo (Japanese), Thaddaios (Greek), Thaddeus (English), Tiago (Portuguese, Spanish, and French), Tizio (Italian), and Toshio (Japanese). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Theodosios: TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
