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Theodora

American  
[thee-uh-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh] / ˌθi əˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə /

noun

  1. a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.

  2. a female given name: derived from Theodore.


Theodora British  
/ ˌθɪəˈdɔːrə /

noun

  1. ?500–548 ad , Byzantine empress; wife and counsellor of Justinian I

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 asked blankly, and Mrs. Montague turned to regard her coldly.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

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