Theodore
Expression 9 — The Humanitarian · predominantly a boy’s name · #6 in the US right now
Origin & meaning
Greek · From Greek Θεοδωρος (Theodoros): "theos" (god) + "doron" (gift)
“Gift of God, God-given” — Name of several saints and US President Theodore Roosevelt
The numbers in the letters
Compassionate, idealistic, and selfless. Number 9 represents universal love, completion, and humanitarianism. You are driven to make the world a better place.
4 + 5 → 9
What the vowels want: the cathedral. Not the dream — the built dream, with plumbing. Your heart does not separate vision from labor and never has.
2 + 2
What the consonants project: motion blur. People sense you are between things even when you are standing still, and either find it magnetic or try to pin you down.
2 + 3 → 5
Theodore in the real world
318,175 Americans have been named Theodore since 1880. It peaked in 2025 with 13,362 newborns and 13,362 carried it in 2025 (#6).
US births per decade, 1880–2025 · SSA public data
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