Teodozjusz
Most Poles have never met a Teodozjusz: only 22 are alive, all of them men. After a long blank the first newborns showed up last year, two boys, a small sign the name is being tried again. Greek at root, from a word meaning "giving to god".
Teodozjusz Pronunciation
Teodozjusz is pronounced te-o-DOZ-yoosh (/tɛɔˈdɔzjuʂ/).
What Teodozjusz means
Where Teodozjusz comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Teodozjusz is the Polish form of the Greek Theodosios. The name joins theos, "god," with dosis, "a giving." The dosis part points to an act of offering. Its short meaning stays close to those roots: giving to god.
The best documented bearer is Theodosius I, Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He made Nicene Christianity the official faith of the empire. There was also Theodosius II, who issued the law code that bears his name. Latin passed the name west as Theodosius, and Polish reshaped the ending into the -jusz you see now.
A boy named Teodozjusz is rare. On an official form at the urząd, the name fills the whole line. Underneath the length sits the old Greek sense: a child given to god.
When Teodozjusz celebrates name day
Teodozjusz appears 5 times in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 11 January.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Teodozjusz
1 in 970281 men in Poland is named Teodozjusz. 22 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #9466 among male names.
Teodozjusz's popularity over time
2 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1844 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.
Teodozjusz as a middle name
Teodozjusz is a first name for 22 men in Poland and a middle name for another 17, a 56/44 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 2266th, between Sudhir (17) and Tommaso (17).
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#2264 Stepan17
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#2265 Sudhir17
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#2266 Teodozjusz17
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#2267 Tommaso17
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#2268 Trường17