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Theodore

American  
[thee-uh-dawr, -dohr] / ˌθi əˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr /

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”


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Last week, another crew on the USS Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group left San Diego, seemingly headed to support military operations in the Middle East.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Gone forever are the mighty herds of the lordly buffalo,” Theodore Roosevelt declared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Edu's departure comes after former Olympiacos vice-president Theodore Giannikos was appointed chief executive last week.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

St. Mary’s campus, was built in 1899 by architects Theodore Eisen and Sumner Hunt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

It was an epitaph that could have been written for Finch, except that I’ve written one for him myself: Theodore Finch—I was alive.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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