Titus
Name Origin & Meaning
Of uncertain etymology; possibly from Latin meaning 'title of honor' or connected to a root meaning 'to look after' or 'to please.' Titus was a Gentile, Paul's proof that uncircumcised believers were fully received by God — his very existence as an uncircumcised disciple at Jerusalem became a theological test case for the freedom of the gospel.
First Biblical Appearance
“But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.”
Titus as living proof that Gentile believers are fully accepted in Christ without the law.
Biblical Significance
Titus was a Greek disciple of Paul who was not compelled to be circumcised even at the Jerusalem Council — a living argument for justification by faith apart from the law. Paul sent him on difficult missions to Corinth (to repair a strained relationship) and to Crete (to set the young church in order). The letter of Titus focuses on appointing qualified elders and the transforming grace that teaches godly living.
Notable Bearers
- Titus companion of Paul
Personality & Character
Resurrection and abundance — the number of new beginnings after the seventh day of completion
Spiritual symbolism drawn from Scripture and tradition
Modern Variants
A Blessing for This Name
May you, like Titus, be deployed to the hard places — the Corinths and Cretes of your world — and may the grace of God that brings salvation teach you to say 'no' to ungodliness and 'yes' to the blessed hope.