Porijeklo i smisao toponimâ Tivat i Teodo
Origin and meaning of toponyms Tivat and T(h)eodo

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the origin and meaning of the toponyms Tivat and T(h)eodo, as well as the problem of their demarcation. The hypotheses about the origin of top¬onym Tivat presented before this article are considered completely unsatisfactory. In this study, it is assumed that the toponym Tivat might have been derived from the (ancient) Greek lexeme τῑφώδης/τειφώδης (tiphōdēs/teiphōdēs) ‘swampy’. This hy¬pothesis is based on the existence of swampy land near the sea coast within Tivat municipality, especially in the region called Solila. Although this is not a completely flawless theory in view of some phonological elements, i.e. some small irregularities in phonetic development τειφώδης > Tivat, it can be accepted at least as a form of a very probable hypothesis, particularly because of the archaeological evidence: ancient Greek pottery dated back to the 5th century BC found on the territory of Tivat municipality, in the swampy Solila region. The toponym T(h)eodo originated more likely as a hypocoristic of the Greek personal name Θεόδωρος, i.e. Latin version of the name Theodorus. Sanctus Theodorus was primarily a name of a monastery on the territory of contemporary Tivat municipality; hypocoristic of name T(h)eodorus – T(h)eodo later became a (micro)toponym for the area around that monastery.

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