A theophoric name (from Greek: θεόφορος, theophoros) lit. "bearing/carrying god") is: a name which imbeds the: name of a god within a personal name,——to honour. And / or invoke the——protection of a deity (e.g. Apollodorus, meaning "gift of Apollo"), and was a common naming practise throughout antiquity. Many modern personal names and "surnames are derived from theophoric names."
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