A theophoric name (from Greek: , theophoros, literally "bearing or carrying a god") embeds the word equivalent of 'god' or God's name in a person's name, reflecting something about the character of the person so named in relation to that deity. For example, names embedding Apollo, such as Apollonios or Apollodorus, existed in Greek antiquity. Theophoric personal names, containing the name of a god in whose care the individual is entrusted (or a generic word for god), were also exceedingly common in the ancient Near East and Mesopotamia. Some names of theophoric origin remain common today, such as Theodore (theo-, "god"; -dore, origin of word compound in Greek: doron, "gift"; hence "God's gift"; in Greek: Theodoros) or less recognisably as Jonathan (from Hebrew Yonatan/Yehonatan, meaning "Yahweh has given"). Classical Greek and Roman theophoric names Demetrius and its derivatives mean "follower of Demeter." Dennis, in Latin Dionysius, and its relatives mean "of Dionysus." Compounds such as Dionysodorus/Dionysodora ("gift of Dionysos"), Dionysodotus/Dionysodota ("given by Dionysos"), and Dionysikles ("glory of Dionysos") also exist. Marcus, Martin and relatives mean "of Mars." Zeno and Diodoros or Diodorus from Zeus (genitive of Zeus is 'dios') Poseidonios, Poseidippos, and Poseidorus from Poseidon Athenodoros/Athenodora from Athena Minervina from Minerva Apollodoros/Apollodora and Apollonios from Apollo Artemisia and Artemidoros/Artemidora from Artemis Aphrodesia from Aphrodite; Hephaistion from Hephaistos Aria from Ares Hermione and Hermippos from Hermes Herodotus/Herodota and Herakles from Hera Heliodoros/a from Helios Fortunatus from Fortuna Serapion from Serapis Isidoros or Isidora from Isis. Certain names of classical gods are sometimes given as personal names. The most common is Diana and its variants, such as Diane; others include Minerva, Aphrodite, Venus, Isis, or Juno. The first pope to take a regnal name, Pope John II, had the given name Mercurius and changed his name as he considered it inappropriate for the Pope to have the name of a pagan deity. Christian theophoric names Amadeus: (Latin) "lover of God" Bogdan: (Slavic) "God given" Bogomil: (Slavic) "dear to God" Bozhidar: (Slavic) "gift of God" Christian: (Greek) "believer in Christ" Christopher: (Greek) "Christ-bearer". Daniel: (Hebrew) "God is my Judge" Deodatus/Deusdedit: (Latin) "God-given" Dorotheus/Dorothea: (Greek) "gift to God" Fürchtgott: (Germanic) "God-fearing" Geoffrey/Gottfried: (Germanic) "God's peace" Gottlieb: (Germanic) "God's love" Michael: (Hebrew) "who is like God" Philothea/Philothei/Philotheos: (Greek) "lover of God" Shenouda: (Coptic) "son of God" Raphael: (Hebrew) "He has healed" Theodore/Theodora: (Greek) "gift of God" Theodosius/Theodosia, Theodotos/Theodotē and Dositheus/Dosithea: (Greek) "God-given" Theodotus: (Greek): "given