Божидар
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “gift of God”). By surface analysis, божи (boži, “God's”) + дар (dar, “gift”).
Doublet of Божи́дор (Božídor), a partial calque in which the second component is left as is.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Божида́р • (Božidár) f
- a male given name, Božidar, from Ancient Greek, feminine equivalent Божида́ра (Božidára), equivalent to English Theodore
Derived terms edit
- Божида́ров (Božidárov)
References edit
- Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Божида̀р”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 80