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"etymology_text": "Short form of Theodore, or of the rare given names Theobald, Theophilus or Theodoric, or of Theodora.",
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"ref": "2010, Maggie O'Farrell, The Hand That First Held Mine, Headline, page 341",
"text": "He has three teeth and two names: Theodore, which is what health visitors call him, and Theo, which is what I call him.",
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