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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Theodosia, from Ancient Greek Θεοδοσία (Theodosía). Feminine form of Theodosius. Doublet of Feodosiya.
Proper noun
Theodosia
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Theda Bara, born Theodosia Burr Goodman, was one of the most popular actresses of the silent-film era.
- A village in Missouri, United States.
- Alternative form of Feodosiya, a city in Crimea, Ukraine.
Translations
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Θεοδοσία (Theodosía). Feminine form of Theodosius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Theodosia f sg (genitive Theodosiae); first declension
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
- A city of Crimea, now Feodosiya
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Theodosia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Theodosia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Theodosia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly