Todur

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Gagauz (Moldova/Turkey)

Meaning

a Gagauz masculine name that is the local adaptation of Theodore, from the Greek Theodoros meaning gift of God; the Gagauz are a Turkic-speaking Orthodox Christian people living primarily in southern Moldova and parts of Turkey, Bulgaria, and Ukraine; their unique identity as Orthodox Turks gives their naming practices a distinctive quality, blending Turkic phonology with Greek-origin Christian names that reflect centuries of Byzantine cultural influence on the Black Sea steppe; Todur is among the most characteristically Gagauz of all names, beloved precisely for the way it transforms a Greek saint's name through the Gagauz tongue

Gender

male