Theophilus

Greek

"friend of God"

Theophilus Origin and Meaning

The name Theophilus is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "friend of God".

This is a multi-syllabic New Testament relic that could be yet another fresh way to get to Theo. In the beginning of Luke's gospel, he dedicates his words to Theophilus.

Theophilus North is the title of a novel by Thornton Wilder and the name of its protagonist.

Theophilus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1133 on Nameberry

Theophilus Popularity

• 1133 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Theophilus

• Theophilus Patriarch of Antioch
• Theophilus 23rd Pope of Alexandria
• Theophilus Siegfried Bayer German classical scholar
• Theophilus Brabourne English theologian
• Theophilus Carter English furniture dealer upon whom Lewis Carroll supposedly based the Mad Hatter
• Theophilus Cibber (1703 58), English actor and playwright
• Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma Nigerian soldier, politician and businessman
• Theophilus Howard (1584 1640), English statesman
• Theophilus Lewis American drama critic and writer
• Theophilus Musa London American rapper
• Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart birth name of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who preferred the Latin translation of his Greek middle name
• Theophilus Tawiah Ghanaian lawyer and entrepreneur

Theophilus in Pop Culture

• From 'Theophilus North': 'But we are in *America* Theophilus. (What a beautiful name that is.) Here everybody calls everybody else by their given name after five minutes.'
• Professor Theophilus Branestawm the hero of Norman Hunter's 'Professor Branestawm' books (1933,83)
• Captain Theophilus Sterling a character in K.A. Barker's 'The Book of Days'
• Theophilus honorary title of the person to whom the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles are addressed in the Bible