# Theo

Theo is a given name and a hypocorism.

## Greek origin

Many names beginning with the root Theo- derive from the Ancient Greek word theos (θεός), which means God, for example:
* Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, Theophano and Theoxena
* Masculine names: Theodore, Theodoros/Theodorus, Theodosius, Theodotus, Theophanes, Theophilus, Theodoret and Theophylact

## Germanic origin

Many other names beginning with "Theo-" do not necessarily derive from Greek, but rather the old Germanic "theud", meaning "people" or "folk". These names include:
* Theobald, Theodahad, Theodard, Theodebert, Theodemir, and Theodoric

## People with the name Theo

See Theo and Théo for a current alphabetical list of all people with the first name Theo or Théo in the English Wikipedia.
Among better known people with this name are:
* Theo Adam (1926–2019), German classical bass-baritone
* Theo Albrecht (1922–2010), German entrepreneur and billionaire
* Theo Angelopoulos (1935–2012), Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer
* Theo Avgerinos (born 1978), American film director
* Theo Benedet (born 2001), Canadian American football player
* Theo Bos (born 1983), Dutch road and track cyclist, five-time world champion
* Theo van Doesburg (1883–1931), Dutch artist, founder and leader of the De Stijl art movement
* Theo Epstein (born 1973), American baseball executive, three-time World Series champion
* Theo Fleury (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
* Theo Geisel (1904–1991), American author better known as Dr. Seuss
* Theo van Gogh (art dealer) (1857–1891), brother and supporter of painter Vincent van Gogh
* Theo van Gogh (film director) (1957–2004), Dutch film director, great-grandson of the above
* Theo Grant (born 2000), Canadian football player
* Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932), Dutch Prime Minister
* Théo Hernandez (born 1997), French footballer
* Theo Hutchcraft (born 1986), English singer and songwriter
* Theo Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Theo James (born 1984), English actor
* Theo Jansen (born 1948), Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor
* Theo Janssen (born 1981), Dutch footballer
* Theo Johnson (born 2001), Canadian American football player
* Theo Jörgensmann (born 1948), German jazz clarinetist and composer
* Théo Lefèvre (1914–1973), Belgian Prime Minister
* Theo Lingen (1903–1978), German actor, film director and screenwriter
* Theo Mackeben (1897–1953), German composer and conductor
* Theo Melin Öhrström, Swedish-American football player
* Theo Osterkamp (1892–1975), German flying ace in both World War I and World War II
* Theo Pabst (1905–1979), German architect
* Theo Pelouze (1807–1867), French chemist
* Theo de Raadt (born 1968), South African-born Canadian founder and leader of the OpenBSD and OpenSSH projects
* Theo Ratliff (born 1973), American basketball player (Theophalus)
* Theo Rossi (born 1975), American actor and producer
* Théo van Rysselberghe (1862–1926), Belgian neo-impressionist painter
* Théo Sarapo (1936–1970), French singer and actor, husband of Édith Piaf
* Theo Smyrnaeus (fl. 100 CE), Greek philosopher and mathematician (Theon)
* Theo Sommer (1930–2022), German newspaper editor and intellectual
* Theo Timmer (born 1949), Dutch motorcycle racer
* Theo Timmermans (footballer born 1926), Dutch footballer
* Theo Timmermans (born 1989), Dutch footballer
* Theo Von (born 1980), American stand-up comedian, television personality, host, and actor
* Theo Waigel (born 1939), German politician, known as the father of the Euro
* Theo Walcott (born 1989), English footballer
* Theo Zagorakis (born 1971), Greek footballer and politician
* Theo (born 2005), formerly known as Theoz, Swedish influencer and singer

## Fictional characters

* Theo, the self-proclaimed 'King of All the Land', protagonist of Ultra Jump Mania and Tari's first companion in the Meta Runner web series
* Theo Decker, main character in Donna Tartt's novel The Goldfinch
* Theo Faron, the main character in P.D. James's 1992 novel The Children of Men and of the 2006 film Children of Men based on the novel
* Theo Fobius, in the webcomic Schlock Mercenary
* Theo Huxtable, in the sitcom The Cosby Show
* Theo, a character in the animated television series Looped
* Theo Kojak, lead character of the Kojak television series
* Theo Raeken, a fictional character in the 2011-2017 TV series Teen Wolf
* Theo Saville, one of the main characters on the television series A Million Little Things, son of Eddie and Katherine