Gender: Masculine
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “god.”

The name is possibly derived from the Greek, theos, meaning, “god.” It is more likely a contracted form of several different names beginning with the element of theo-.

Currently, Theo has become trendy across Europe. As of 2010, Théo was the 14th most popular male name in France. His rankings in other countries are as follows:

• # 15 (Belgium, 2008)
• # 19 (Sweden, 2011)
• # 39 (Norway, 2011)
• # 44 (Brazil, 2010)
• # 44 (Teo, Croatia, 2009)
• # 50 (England/Wales, 2010)
• # 50 (Teo, Slovenia, 20100
• # 99 (Teo, Catalonia, 2010)
• # 126 (Scotland, 2010)
• # 155 (Teo, France, 2010)
• # 865 (United States, 2011)

Other forms of the name include:

• Teo (Catalan/Croatian/Italian/Slovene/Spanish)
• Theo (Dutch/English/German/Greek/Portuguese/Scandinavian)
• Théo (French)
• Téo (Portuguese)