Theophilus is a male given name with a range of alternative spellings. Its origin is the Greek word Θεόφιλος from θεός (theós, "God") and φιλία (philía, "love or affection") can be translated as "Love of God" or "Friend of God", i.e., it is a theophoric name, synonymous with the name Amadeus which originates from Latin, Gottlieb in German and Bogomil in Slavic. Theophilus may refer to:

• Theophilus, a pagan lawyer supposedly converted by Saint Dorothea of Caesarea at the scene of her execution
• Theophilus, one of Leibniz's interlocutors in his book New Essays on Human Understanding
• Professor Theophilus Branestawm, the protagonist of the Professor Branestawm series of children's books
• Theophilus Goon, a policeman in Enid Blyton's Five Find-Outers series of children's mystery novels
• Dr. Theophilus Grantly, in Anthony Trollope's novel Barchester Towers
• Theophilus Msimangu, in Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country
• The title character of Theophilus North, the last novel written by Thornton Wilder, first published in 1973
• Dr. Theophilus Tanner, from the Deathlands series of books
• Theophilus Thistle, in a noted tongue-twister
• Theophilus P. Wildebeeste, created by Lenny Henry
• The title character of Theophilus (comic strip), a religious comic strip published 1966–2002
• The title character of Theofilos (film), a 1987 Greek film about painter Theofilos Hatzimichail

• Theofelus, surname and given name
• Theophil, a given name
• Teófilo, a given name
• Theophilia, the love or favour of God
• Jedediah, a given name also meaning "Friend of God"
• Godwin (disambiguation), the equivalent Anglo-Saxon name
• Guðni [is], the Icelandic form of the name

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