The name Fedor
Fedor is a male name of Greek origin meaning “gift of God”. Below: forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Fedor is a male name of Greek origin. Meaning: “gift of God”. The Russian form of the name Feodor, from the Greek Θεόδωρος: θεός, “god”, and δῶρον, “gift”.
In the church calendar the name is written as Feodor: this is the name used at baptism and in church.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Fedor |
| Church form | Feodor |
| Short forms | Fedya, Fedka |
| Affectionate forms | Fedenka, Fedyusha |
Name days (angel’s day)
| 2 March | Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit (Tyron) |
| June 21 | Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates |
| 24 November | Venerable Theodore the Studite |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
By tradition, Fedor is a serious, solid and persistent person. He is honest, hard-working and keeps his word. He can be withdrawn and stubborn. His strength is steadfastness and reliability.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Fedor «Фёдор» in the Russian 1–9 table: Ф 4 + Ё 7 + Д 5 + О 7 + Р 9 = 32 → 5. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 5 — freedom and change. Five is the number of movement: curiosity, courage, a taste for the new and for travel. Boredom is worse than hardship for this name; the weak spot is inconstancy.
Vowels give the soul number 5 (freedom and change), consonants the personality number 9 (service and breadth). Inner motive: freedom and change; outer manner: service and breadth. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Ф=500 + Ё=5 + Д=4 + О=70 + Р=100 = 679, reduced to 4. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Ф — wish to be in the centre. Cheerfulness, friendliness, a taste for fantasies and pranks.
Other letters: Ё — emotionality; Д — prudence and family; О — depth of feeling; Р — confidence and courage.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 5 is linked with the planet Mercury.
| Planet | Mercury |
| Stones | diamond |
| Colours | light grey, white, shimmering shades |
| Favourable days | Wednesday, Friday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 5 goes most easily with 1 and 3, and has more friction with 2 and 4.
Goes well with: Aleksandra, Alena, Alla, Antonina, Valeriya, Vera, Eva, Olga, Sofiya, Taisiya.
More friction with: Anastasiya, Angelina, Vasilisa, Evdokiya, Zhanna, Faina.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Fedor carries the meaning “gift of God”. Name number 5 — freedom and change; first letter F — wish to be in the centre. Inner wishes (freedom and change) and outer manner (service and breadth) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: March 2, June 21, November 24.