Theodoulos () or Theodulus (amongst other variations) is a Greek masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. The name is a
theophoric name
A theophoric name (from Greek: , ''theophoros'', literally "bearing or carrying a god") embeds the word equivalent of 'god' or a god's name in a person's name, reflecting something about the character of the person so named in relation to that d ...
, meaning '
servant of God
Servant of God () is a title used in the Catholic Church to indicate that an individual is on the first step toward possible canonization as a saint.
Terminology
The expression ''Servant of God'' appears nine times in the Bible, the first five in ...
' (in a similar construction to
Christodoulos
Christodoulos () is a Greek language, Greek given name. It is a theophoric name which means "servant of Jesus Christ, Christ". It can refer to:
* Christodoulos (Greek patriarch of Alexandria), r. 907–932
* Pope Christodoulos of Alexandria, Copti ...
).
[Robert Parker ''et al.'']
Lexicon of Greek Personal Names
project at Oxford. Accessed 19 October 201
People with the given name
Bishops, saints and martyrs
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Theodulus of Grammont :''See Theodulus, Théodule, Saint Theodore for disambiguation.''
Saint Theodore of Octodurum (also ''of Sion'', ''of Grammont''; German ''Theodor von Sitten'', locally '' Joder''; also known as Theodulus, French ''Théodule'', Latin ''Theodolus ...
(d. c. 400), bishop of Sion
*
Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus
Saints Leontius, Hypatius and Theodolus (Greek: Λεόντιος,
Ὑπάτιος & Θεόδουλος) were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith.
Leontius was Greek by origin, and served as an offi ...
, Christian martyrs
* A saint and son of
Nilus of Sinai
Saint Nilus the Elder of Sinai (; also known as Neilos, Nilus of Sinai, Nilus of Ancyra, Nil Postnik ("the Faster"); born 4th century; died 12 November 430 or 451) was one of the many disciples and stalwart defenders of St. John Chrysostom.
Life ...
* A saint martyred at
Synnada
* A saint and martyr with
Anesius in Africa
* A saint martyred with
Pope Alexander I
Pope Alexander I (, died 115) was the bishop of Rome from about 108/109 to 116/119 (according to the 2012 ''Annuario Pontificio''). Some believe he suffered martyrdom under the Roman emperor Trajan or Hadrian.
Life and legend
According to the ...
* One of the martyred sons of martyrs
Exuperius and Zoe
Others
*
Theodoulos Parsakoutenos (fl. 960s), Byzantine general
People with the surname
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Michael Theodoulou
See also
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Abdullah
Abdullah may refer to:
* Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname
* Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village
* ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan
* '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakis ...
, an Arabic name with the same meaning
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Eclogue of Theodulus
The ''Eclogue of Theodulus'' (''Ecloga Theoduli'') was a Latin verse dialogue, which became a standard school text of the Middle Ages. Scholarship generally dates it to the 10th century, though earlier dates are also given.
The first known Medi ...
, a Latin verse dialogue
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Obadiah
Obadiah (; – ''ʿŌḇaḏyā'' or – ''ʿŌḇaḏyāhū''; "servant/slave of Yah"), also known as Abdias, is a biblical prophet. The authorship of the Book of Obadiah is traditionally attributed to the prophet Obadiah.
The ma ...
, a Hebrew name with the same meaning
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Theodul Pass
Theodul Pass, elevation , (German: ''Theodulpass'', Italian: ''Colle del Teodulo'', French: ''Col de Saint-Théodule'', Walser German: ''Theoduljoch'') is a high mountain pass across the eastern Pennine Alps, connecting Zermatt in the Swiss cant ...
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Theodul Glacier
The Theodul Glacier (also spelled ''Theodule Glacier''; , , ) is a glacier of the Alps, located south of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies on the Swiss side of the Pennine Alps, although its upper basin touches the Italian region of the Ao ...
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Theodula of Anazarbus
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Théodule Théodule or Theodule is the French form of the given name Theodulus.
It may refer to:
*Nicolas Anne Théodule Changarnier (1793–1877), French general, born at Autun
*Théodule Devéria (died 1871), prominent French egyptologist who lived in the ...
References
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Greek masculine given names
Masculine given names
Theophoric names