Theodora (Greek: Θεοδώρα, Theodōra) is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Theodore, from the Greek θεός theos 'god' + δῶρον doron 'gift'. Theodora is first attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B syllabic script, as 𐀳𐀃𐀈𐀨, te-o-do-ra. The name Dorothy (Greek: Δωροθέα, Dōrothea) contains the same word elements in reverse order. It was the name of several saints and queens, including Theodora, a 6th-century Byzantine empress honored as a saint in the early Christian Church. Teodora, a variant, is among the top 10 most popular names for girls born in Serbia between 2003 and 2005.
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Feminine variants
Dievodora (Lithuanian)
Bohdana (Ukrainian)
Božidarka (Serbian)
Dora (English, Indonesian, Spanish, Bulgarian)
Théodore (French)
Feodora, Fedora - Феодора, Федора (Russian)
Tea, Teja (Finnish), German, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Croatian
Teddi, Teddie, Teddy (English)
Teodóra (Hungarian)
Feodora, Theodora, Teodora (Indonesian)
Teodora, Theodhora, Dhora (Albanian)
Teodora/Теодора (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Teodora (Polish)
Thea (English, German, Scandinavian)
Theda (German)
Todora/Todorka (Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Θεοδώρα, Δώρα, Ντόρα (Greek)
Tidora (Aramaic/Syriac)
Tedora (in Eritrea)
Fictional characters
Theodora, the Wicked Witch of the West (played by Mila Kunis) in 2013 Disney fantasy adventure film, Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013).
Theodora Crain (played by Kate Siegel) in 2018 Netflix supernatural horror miniseries, The Haunting of Hill House (2018).
Theodora Baumgarten, the main character of the 2007 Connie Willis novella D.A..