Fedor: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Fedor – Meaning: gift of God – Origin: Russian/Slavic (from Greek Theodore) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: FYOH-dor


Fedor is a Russian/Slavic (from Greek Theodore) boy's name meaning “gift of God”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Fedor

Meaning: Gift of God.

Origin: Russian/Slavic (from Greek Theodore).

A common claim: Fedor means 'gift of God', the Serbian form of Theodore Actually: Fedor/Fyodor is primarily the Russian form of Theodore, not specifically Serbian — the 'gift of God' meaning is right, but the language attribution is off.

How to Pronounce Fedor

Phonetic: FYOH-dor   IPA: /ˈfjoʊdər/

Popularity of Fedor

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 2004–2024.

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