Theodosia
thee-oh-DOH-see-ah
Greek
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Gift of God; Given by God
- Origin
- Greek
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Theodosia does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Gift of God; Given by God", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Theodosia.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1880s (0.006% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Theodosia descends as God's gift — from the Father of lights, no shadow of turning, grace through faith, heaven's offering without variableness.
- Verses on this meaning
- James 1:17
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
- Ephesians 2:8
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God."
- James 1:17