Fiodor
Greek at root, from a name meaning "gift of god," and it reached Poland by way of Russian usage. Fewer than 350 men carry it here and it stays exclusively male, so meeting a Fiodor is something most Poles never do.
Fiodor Pronunciation
Fiodor is pronounced FYO-dor (/ˈfjɔdɔr/).
What Fiodor means
Where Fiodor comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Fiodor comes from the Greek Theodoros, a joining of theos, god, and doron, gift. The literal reading is plain: gift of god. Greek priests and early saints carried the name, and it traveled north into the Slavic world, where Russian took it up as Fyodor and Polish settled on the spelling Fiodor.
In Russia the name gathered a heavy literary weight. Fyodor Dostoevsky signed it on the novels that Polish students still meet in the classroom. The sound stays Russian to a Polish ear, and Fiodor keeps that eastern colour on any school register or urząd form.
The meaning stays close to the surface. With some names the sense was fastened on centuries after the fact, but here the Greek roots say it outright. Fiodor has meant gift of god since Theodoros, and it means the same now. Dar boży, plainly.
How many people are named Fiodor
1 in 65279 men in Poland is named Fiodor. 327 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1670 among male names.
Fiodor's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Fiodor is most popular
Fiodor is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (4 boys born 2019–2025).
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Masovian4 boys born+510%
Fiodor as a middle name
Fiodor is a first name for 327 men in Poland and a middle name for another 23, a 93/7 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1796th, between Facundo (23) and Fouad (23).
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#1794 Elie23
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#1795 Facundo23
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#1796 Fiodor23
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#1797 Fouad23
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#1798 Freddy23