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Diminutive of EDWARD or THEODORE.

EDWARD   male   English, Polish
Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and weard "guard". This was the name of several Anglo-Saxon kings, the last being Saint Edward the Confessor shortly before the Norman conquest in the 11th century. He was known as a just ruler, and because of his popularity his name remained in use after the conquest when most other Old English names were replaced by Norman ones. The 13th-century Plantagenet king Henry III named his son and successor after the saint, and seven subsequent kings of England were also named Edward.

This is one of the few Old English names to be used throughout Europe (in various spellings). A famous bearer was the British composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934). It was also used by author Charlotte Brontë for the character Edward Rochester, the main love interest of the title character in her novel 'Jane Eyre' (1947).
THEODORE   male   English
From the Greek name Θεοδωρος (Theodoros), which meant "gift of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and δωρον (doron) "gift". This was the name of several saints, including Theodore of Amasea, a 4th-century Greek soldier; Theodore of Tarsus, a 7th-century archbishop of Canterbury; and Theodore the Studite, a 9th-century Byzantine monk. It was also borne by two popes.

This was a common name in classical Greece, and, due to both the saints who carried it and the favourable meaning, it came into general use in the Christian world, being especially popular among Eastern Christians. It was however rare in Britain before the 19th century. Famous bearers include three tsars of Russia (in the Russian form Fyodor) and American president Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919).
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Edward, Theodore
EQUIVALENTS
AMHARIC: Tewodros
ANCIENT GREEK: Theodoros, Theodorus
ANGLO-SAXON: Eadweard
ARMENIAN: Eduard, Edvard, Toros
BASQUE: Edorta
BULGARIAN: Teodor, Todor
CATALAN: Eduard
CROATIAN: Edi, Eduard, Teo, Teodor
CZECH: Eduard, Edvard, Teodor, Theodor
DANISH: Edvard, Teodor, Theodor
DUTCH: Ed, Eduard, Theo, Theodoor, Theodorus
ENGLISH: Ed, Eddie, Eddy, Ned, Ted, Theo
ESTONIAN: Eduard
FINNISH: Edvard, Eetu, Teuvo
FRENCH: Édouard, Théo, Théodore
GEORGIAN: Eduard, Tedore
GERMAN: Eduard, Theodor
GREEK: Theodoros
HAWAIIAN: Ekewaka
HUNGARIAN: Ede, Eduárd, Edvárd, Teodor, Tivadar, Tódor
IRISH: Eadbhárd
ITALIAN: Edoardo, Teo, Teodoro
LATVIAN: Eduards, Teodors
LIMBURGISH: Thei
MACEDONIAN: Teodor, Todor, Toše, Toshe
NORWEGIAN: Edvard, Teodor, Theodor
POLISH: Edward, Teodor
PORTUGUESE: Dado, Du, Duarte, Duda, Dudu, Edu, Eduardo, Téo, Teodoro
ROMANIAN: Eduard, Teodor, Theodor, Tudor
RUSSIAN: Eduard, Fedor, Fedya, Feodor, Fyodor
SCOTTISH: Eideard
SERBIAN: Teodor, Todor
SLOVAK: Eduard, Teodor
SLOVENE: Edi, Edvard, Teodor
SPANISH: Eduardo, Lalo, Teo, Teodoro
SWEDISH: Edvard, Teodor, Theodor
UKRAINIAN: Fedir
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Theodora
BULGARIAN: Teodora, Todorka
ENGLISH: Dora, Dorean, Doreen, Doretta, Dorinda, Dorine, Dorita, Theodora
GERMAN: Theda
GREEK: Dora, Theodora
HUNGARIAN: Dóra, Teodóra
ICELANDIC: Dóra, Theódóra
ITALIAN: Teodora
MACEDONIAN: Teodora, Todorka
POLISH: Teodora
PORTUGUESE: Duda, Eduarda, Teodora
ROMANIAN: Teodora
RUSSIAN: Fedora, Feodora
SERBIAN: Teodora
SPANISH: Teodora
SWEDISH: Tea, Teodora, Thea
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Doria, Ewart
FRENCH: Theirn
ROMANIAN: Dorin, Dorina