Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Scripts Θεοδόσιος(Ancient Greek)
Meaning
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδόσιος (Theodosios) meaning “giving to god”, derived from θεός (theos) meaning “god” and δόσις (dosis) meaning “giving”. Saint Theodosius of Palestine was a monk who founded a monastery near Bethlehem in the 5th century. This also was the name of emperors of the Eastern Roman and Byzantine Empires.