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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Theophilus m. Ancient Greek θεός 'god, deity' + Ancient Greek φίλος 'beloved, dear'.

The name of a minor New Testament character, two 2nd C saints, a 5th C saint and pope of Alexandria, a 6th C saint, a 9th C Byzantine emperor, and a 10th C saint and pope of Alexandria. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Theofle, Theofile.

England
Dutch
● 1595 Theophilus AuFr Walle
Early Modern English
● 1578 Theophilus RegPat p. 33; 1583/4 Theophilus SurMus p. 22; 1590/1 Theophilus RegPat p. 110
France
Middle French
● 1565 Téophile RegPCC-1 p. 126
Italy
Latin
● 1304 Phyofius (nom) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 57, Phyophyus (nom) ibid. p. 56
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Theophilus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Theophilus.