At a Glance
- Meaning
- Ruler of the people
- Origin
- Welsh (Celtic)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- TOO-dor
Tudor is a Welsh (Celtic) boy's name meaning “ruler of the people”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Tudor
Meaning: Ruler of the people.
Origin: Welsh (Celtic).
A common claim: Form of Theodore, meaning 'gift of God' Actually: This isn't wrong for the separate Romanian tradition where Tudor is used as a vernacular form of Theodore — but it's often misapplied to the Welsh/British Tudor name, whose own documented root is Celtic *Toutorīxs ('ruler of the people'), unrelated to Theodore.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tudor
TOO-dorIPA /ˈtuːdɔːr/
Popularity of Tudor
Tudor 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.
Lists That Include Tudor
Similar Names
Aidan · Diarmuid · Griffith · Cian · Idris · Ruairi
