Theodulus

Greek given name meaning "servant of God"

Theodoulos (Greek: Θεόδουλος) or Theodulus (amongst other variations) is a Greek masculine given name. The name is a theophoric name, meaning "servant of God" - in a similar construction to Christodoulos.[1]

People with the given name

Bishops, saints and martyrs

  • Theodulus of Grammont (d. c. 400), bishop of Sion
  • Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus, Christian martyrs
  • A saint and son of Nilus of Sinai
  • A saint martyred at Synnada
  • A saint and martyr with Anesius in Africa
  • A saint martyred with Pope Alexander I
  • One of the martyred sons of martyrs Exuperius and Zoe

Others

  • Theodoulos Parsakoutenos (fl. 960s), Byzantine general

People with the surname

  • Michael Theodoulou

See also

  • Abdullah, an Arabic name with the same meaning
  • Eclogue of Theodulus, a Latin verse dialogue
  • Obadiah, a Hebrew name with the same meaning
  • Theodul Pass
  • Theodul Glacier
  • Theodula of Anazarbus
  • Théodule

References

  1. ^ Robert Parker et al., Lexicon of Greek Personal Names project at Oxford. Accessed 19 October 201