Theodora
Americannoun
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a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
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a female given name: derived from Theodore.
noun
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Jack, 40, also has another daughter with Aree Gearheart, three-year-old Maple, and three daughters - Pearl Clementine, Andy Rose and Minnie Theodora with ex-wife Lisa Stelly.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Other invitees include a flighty young woman named Theodora and the homeowner’s nephew Luke; they join the scheming Montague and the home’s caretakers, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
He tells me that everything "clicked into place" for him when his first child, daughter Theodora, known as Teddy, who was born in 2012.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Theodora told the jury that the Angels didn’t owe the Skaggs family any award.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
Theodora said nearby, and she heard the sound of the doctor’s feet running along the veranda.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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