Doug Catholic
Theophilus may have been the common name which addressed all the faithful.
BJ
The person to whom Luke addressed both his Gospel and the Acts of Apostles.
His being called most excellent may indicate a high position of some kind, or it may simply be an expression of high esteem.
Theophilus apparently was a Christian, having been orally taught about Jesus Christ and his ministry.
Luke’s written statement served to assure him of the certainty of what he had learned previously by word of mouth.
Most excellent was a form of address for a prominent individual of great wealth and for high officials in the Roman government.
When Luke wrote his Gospel to Theophilus, this distinguished man was not yet a Christian but was greatly interested in things Christian; but when Luke sent the Acts to him, Theophilus had become a convert.
Christian Sinner
Isn't that a Greek name? I'm thinking that the answer is no if that is a Greek name. The Hebrew name for the equivalent name wouldn't be Theophilus, neither would the Aramaic name. So I doubt it.
Anonymous
Theophilus means
lover of God. He was a Christian, probably a Roman, to whom Luke dedicated both his Gospel ( Luke 1:3 ) and the Acts of the Apostles ( 1:1 ). Nothing beyond this is known of him. From the fact that Luke applies to him the title "most excellent", the same title Paul uses in addressing Felix ( Acts 23:26 ; 24:3 ) and Festus ( 26:25 ), it has been concluded that Theophilus was a person of rank, perhaps a Roman officer.
Apparently there was another Theophilus who was an high priest, Theophilus ben Ananus.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophilus_ben_Ananus
Mog
He was a bishop of Antioch.