Fedore as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Fedore

What is the meaning of the name Fedore ?

The baby name Fedore is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced feh-DOH-reh (FEH-dore),FYOH-dor (approx. Russian form: Fyodor).

Fedore is Greek, Russian in Origin.

Fedore is a rare Slavic masculine name, a variant of Fedor/Fyodor ultimately from Greek Theodoros, meaning “gift of God” (theos + doron). It entered East Slavic naming via Church Slavonic and became long associated with Orthodox tradition; bearers in related spellings include Russian tsars named Feodor and, most famously, the novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky. The Fedore spelling surfaces in some Romance‑language records or modern transliterations to soften the final consonant, but it shares the same roots and saintly lineage as Theodore.

Variants and cognates: Fyodor, Fedor, Feodor (older), Ukrainian Fedir, Belarusian Fiodar, plus Teodor/Theodor/Theodore; feminine forms are Fedora and Feodora. Russian diminutives include Fedya/Fedia. Usage today is uncommon outside Slavic‑speaking communities, lending Fedore a distinctive, old‑world tone while remaining approachable through its close link to the widely revived Theodore.

⚙ Fedore is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 2 recorded uses, across 2 countries.