Todor ( Bulgarian, Macedonian, and ) is a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian

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, a local rendering of the name Theodore. The Hungarian form of the name is rendered similarly as ''Tódor''. It is one of the most common names in Bulgarian villages. As a form of the name Theodore, ''Todor'' also ultimately comes from the

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Θεόδωρος (''Theodoros''), signifying "gift of god", from θεός (''theos'') "god" and δῶρον (''doron'') "gift". Slavic equivalents bearing a similar meaning are '' Bozhidar'' and ''

Bogdan Bogdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in the South Slavic languages and in Polish, Romanian and Moldovan. It is derived from the Slavic words ''Bog'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning 'god', and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...

''. The name Todd is similar too but has different meaning. The Bulgarian diminutives of ''Todor'' are Тошко (''Toshko''), Тошо (''Tosho'') and Тоше (''Toshe'') and the Macedonian diminutive is Тоше (''Toše'') and Тодорче (''Todorče'').

Notable people

* Todor Aleksandrov (1881–1924), Bulgarian revolutionary, army officer, politician and teacher * Todor Batkov (born 1958), Bulgarian football club president * Todor Burmov (1834–1906), Prime Minister of Bulgaria * Todor Diev (1934–1995), Bulgarian footballer *

Todor Gečevski Todor Gečevski (; born 28 August 1977) is a Macedonian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of , he played at the center and power forward positions. Professional career While playing with KK Zadar, Gečevski was named t ...

(born 1977), Macedonian basketball player * Todor Ivanchov (1858–1906), Bulgarian prime minister * Todor Kableshkov (1851–1886), Bulgarian revolutionary * Tódor Kármán (1881–1963), Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist *

Todor Kolev (disambiguation) Todor Kolev may refer to: * Todor Kolev (actor) (1939–2013), Bulgarian film and stage actor, singer, comedian and TV presenter * Todor Kolev (footballer born 1942), Bulgarian footballer, FIFA World Cup 1970 player * Todor Kolev (footballer born 19 ...

Todor Manojlović Todor "Todoš" Manojlović (Veliki Bečkerek, Austria-Hungary, February 17, 1883 – Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia, 27 March 1968) was a poet, playwright, essayist and art critic. He laid the foundations of modern Serbian drama with his first major work " ...

(1883–1968), Serbian writer *

Todor Panitsa Todor Nikolov Panitsa (; July 2, 1879 – May 8, 1925) was a Bulgarian revolutionary figure, active in the region of Macedonia. He was one of the leaders of the left wing of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization. Biography Panits ...

(1879–1925), Bulgarian revolutionary * Todor "Toše" Proeski (1981–2007), Macedonian singer songwriter *

Todor Skalovski Todor Skalovski (, 21 January 1909 – 1 July 2004) was a Macedonian composer, chorus and orchestra conductor who wrote the music to North Macedonia's national anthem "Denes nad Makedonija" (). He is regarded as one of the most distinguished ...

(1909–2004), Macedonian composer, chorus and orchestra conductor *

Todor Stoykov Todor Stoykov (born 3 March 1977 in Varna) is a Bulgarian retired professional basketball player, who played for Cherno More, Cordivari Roseto, Scafati Basket, Valencia BC and Lukoil Academic. At 1.98 m, his position was shooting guard/smal ...

(born 1977), Bulgarian professional basketball player *

Todor Todorov (disambiguation) Todor Todorov may refer to: * Todor Todorov (bobsleigh) (born 1961), Bulgarian bobsledder * Todor Todorov (gymnast) (1928–2023), Bulgarian Olympic gymnast * Todor Todorov (sculptor) (born 1951), Bulgarian sculptor * Todor Todorov (footballer, ...

Todor Veselinović Todor "Toza" Veselinović (, ; 22 October 1930 – 17 May 2017) was a Serbian footballer and coach. He was one of the most renowned goalscorers in Yugoslavian history. He was the last surviving member of Yugoslavia's 1954 World Cup squad. Car ...

(1930–2017), Serbian footballer and coach *

Todor Zhivkov Todor Hristov Zhivkov ( ; 7 September 1911 – 5 August 1998) was a Bulgarians, Bulgarian communist statesman who served as the ''de facto'' leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from 1954 until 1989 as General Secretary of the Cen ...

(1911–1998), Bulgarian communist statesman

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