Friend of God or loved by God
Derived from the Greek elements 'theos' (God) and 'philos' (friend/loving). It was a common name in the early Christian era and appears in the New Testament as the person to whom the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles are addressed.
Less common today
Theophilus isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,152 in 2022.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The addressee of the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles
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