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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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Ryui is especially excited when President Theodore Roosevelt pays a visit to the city.

From The Wall Street Journal

Defenseman Shea Theodore made it 2-2 at 50:34 with a slapshot after Brad Marchand had thrown Saros off with a tackle as Canada kept pushing.

From Barron's

Theodore Kaczynski was tracked down with help from his brother who read portions of the Unabomber’s manifesto and alerted authorities to his suspicions.

From Los Angeles Times

In the early 1920s, inventor and electrical engineer Lee de Forest collaborated with chemist Theodore Case to create the first sound-on-film system, PhonoFilm.

From The Wall Street Journal

During a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear that the group’s guide had tied to a tree to await the president’s bullet.

From The Wall Street Journal