# Todor

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'''Todor''' ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language), [Macedonian](/source/Macedonian_language), and {{langx|sr|Тодор/Todor}}) is a [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_name), [Macedonian](/source/Macedonian_onomastics) and [Serbian](/source/Serbian_name) [given name](/source/given_name), a local rendering of the name [Theodore](/source/Theodore_(given_name)).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/bul.php|title=Bulgarian Names|last=Campbell|first=Mike|publisher=Behind the Name|accessdate=2009-03-05}}</ref> The [Hungarian](/source/Hungarian_language) form of the name is rendered similarly as ''Tódor''. It is one of the most common names in Bulgarian villages.

As a form of the name Theodore, ''Todor'' also ultimately comes from the [Greek](/source/Greek_language) Θεόδωρος (''Theodoros''), signifying "gift of god", from θεός (''theos'') "god" and δῶρον (''doron'') "gift".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Theodore|title=Theodore|last=Harper|first=Douglas|date=November 2001|publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary|accessdate=2009-03-05}}</ref> [Slavic](/source/Slavic_languages) equivalents bearing a similar meaning are ''[Bozhidar](/source/Bozhidar)'' and ''[Bogdan](/source/Bogdan)''. The name [Todd](/source/Todd_(given_name)) is similar too but has different meaning.

The Bulgarian diminutives of ''Todor'' are Тошко (''Toshko''), Тошо (''Tosho'') and Тоше (''Toshe'') and the Macedonian diminutive is Тоше (''Toše'') and Тодорче (''Todorče'').

==Notable people==
*[Todor Aleksandrov](/source/Todor_Aleksandrov) (1881–1924), Bulgarian revolutionary, army officer, politician and teacher
*[Todor Batkov](/source/Todor_Batkov) (born 1958), Bulgarian football club president
*[Todor Burmov](/source/Todor_Burmov) (1834–1906), Prime Minister of Bulgaria
*[Todor Diev](/source/Todor_Diev) (1934–1995), Bulgarian footballer
*[Todor Gečevski](/source/Todor_Ge%C4%8Devski) (born 1977), Macedonian basketball player
*[Todor Ivanchov](/source/Todor_Ivanchov) (1858–1906), Bulgarian prime minister
*[Todor Kableshkov](/source/Todor_Kableshkov) (1851–1886), Bulgarian revolutionary
*[Tódor Kármán](/source/Theodore_von_K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n) (1881–1963), Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist
*[Todor Kolev (disambiguation)](/source/Todor_Kolev_(disambiguation))
*[Todor Manojlović](/source/Todor_Manojlovi%C4%87) (1883–1968), Serbian writer
*[Todor Panitsa](/source/Todor_Panitsa) (1879–1925), Bulgarian revolutionary
*[Todor "Toše" Proeski](/source/To%C5%A1e_Proeski) (1981–2007), Macedonian singer songwriter
*[Todor Skalovski](/source/Todor_Skalovski) (1909–2004), Macedonian composer, chorus and orchestra conductor
*[Todor Stoykov](/source/Todor_Stoykov) (born 1977), Bulgarian professional basketball player
*[Todor Todorov (disambiguation)](/source/Todor_Todorov_(disambiguation))
*[Todor Veselinović](/source/Todor_Veselinovi%C4%87) (1930–2017), Serbian footballer and coach
*[Todor Zhivkov](/source/Todor_Zhivkov) (1911–1998), Bulgarian communist statesman

==See also==
* [Theodore of Amasea](/source/Theodore_of_Amasea) (referred to as "Saint Todor")
* [Todorov](/source/Todorov)
* [Todorović](/source/Todorovi%C4%87)
* [Todorovski](/source/Todorovski)
* [Todorić](/source/Todori%C4%87)
* [Tudor (name)](/source/Tudor_(name))

==References==
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Category:Bulgarian masculine given names
Category:Macedonian masculine given names
Category:Serbian masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
[hu:Tódor](/source/hu%3AT%C3%B3dor)

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