Diodora: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Diodora – Meaning: gift of Zeus (feminine of Diodoros) – Origin: Greek – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: dye-uh-DOR-uh


Diodora is a Greek girl's name meaning “gift of Zeus (feminine of Diodoros)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Diodora

Meaning: Gift of Zeus (feminine of Diodoros).

Origin: Greek.

A common claim: Diodora means 'gift of God' Actually: Not quite — the 'Dio-' element is the genitive of Zeus specifically, so the more precise sense is 'gift of Zeus', later loosened to a generic 'gift of God'.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Diodora

Phonetic: dye-uh-DOR-uh   IPA: /ˌdaɪəˈdɔːrə/

Popularity of Diodora

Diodora doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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