Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fyodor

/fjˈoʊdɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
fy-o-dor
IPA
/fjˈoʊdɚ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Фёдор (Fjódor).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom Proto-Hellenic *dṓron Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron) Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros)lbor. Old Church Slavonic Ѳеодоръ (Θeodorŭ)bor. Russian Фёдор (Fjódor)translit. English Fyodor Transliteration of Russian Фёдор (Fjódor).

Inflected Forms

Fyodors (plural) Fedor (alternative) Fiodor (alternative) Fjodor (alternative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce fyodor?
The recorded pronunciation is /fjˈoʊdɚ/.
What does fyodor mean?
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Фёдор (Fjódor).
Where does fyodor come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom Proto-Hellenic *dṓron Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron) Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros)lbor. Old Church Slavonic Ѳеодоръ (Θeodorŭ)bor. Russian Фёдор (Fjódor)translit. English Fyodor Transliteration of Russian Фёдор (Fjódor).

How to pronounce fyodor

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