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
During closing statements, Dutko and Theodora each walked the jury through the nine-page verdict form, suggesting how questions should be answered based on testimony that supported their arguments.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
“I thought I was the lazy one,” Theodora said complacently through the door, “but you’re much, much worse. Lazy hardly begins to describe you. You must be clean enough now to come and have breakfast.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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