Pronunciation:
[Dor-ah-thee]
Gender of Dorothy:
Female
Meaning of Dorothy:
a gift of god
Origin of Dorothy:
English
| Greek for "gift of God". Also The heroine of Frank Baum's "The Wonderful World of Oz", published in 1900. |
Variant Forms:
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
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| Dasha | gift of god | Female | Russian |
| Dodo | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Dody | | Female | |
| Doll | | Female | Hebrew |
| Dolly | Variant of the Greek Dorothy meaning Gift of God.
| Female | English |
| Dora | gift | Female | Greek |
| Dori | Golden-Haired | Unisex | |
| Dorothea | Gift Of God | Female | Dutch |
| Dorrit | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Dory | golden-haired | Female | |
| Dot | Small mark. Short for Dorothy - Gift of God Short sound in Morse code. Abbreviation of Dorothy. | Female | English |
| Dottie | gift of God | Female | English |
| Dotty | From Dorothy - Gift of God. Also covered in dots. Another meaning is amusingly eccentric or absurd. | Unisex | |
| Thea | goddess, sort | Female | Greek |
Famous People Named Dorothy:
Dorothy Day was an American social activist, journalist and a devout Catholic.
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