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Meaning of the Name Dorothy

The first name Dorothy is of English, Greek, Scottish, Latin origin. It is often a girl name. It has the following meaning(s):

English: Gift of God. A Variant of Dorothea and the Most Common Form of the Name in English- Speaking Countries. Famous Bearer: the Young Heroine of 'The Wizard of Oz', Played by Judy Garland in the Film
Greek: Variant of Dorothea: Gift of God. A Vision. Famous Bearer: St Dorothea Was Martyred at the Beginning of the Th Century
Scottish: True Oath, True Testimony; an Anglicized Form of Gaelic Diorbhail
Latin: God's Gift
English: Gift of God; Derived from the Greek Dorothea, a Compound Name Composed of Doron (Gift) and Theos (God):
Greek: Gift of God
Greek: Gift of God (Dorita, Dorothea, Dotty, Dora, Doreen)

Similar Names

Doretta | Dorette | Dorit | Dorita | Doroata | Dorote | Dorotea | Doroteia | Doroteya | Dorotha |

Related Names

Diorbhall  (Gaelic)
Gaelic Form of Dorothy
Doanna  (English)
American Compound of Dorothy and Anna
Dodie  (English)
A Diminutive of Dorothy, Meaning Gift of God. Famous Bearer: British Writer Dodie Smith, Author of the Children's Story Which Became Walt Disney's Film One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Doll  (English)
Diminutive of Dorothy, Meaning Gift of God. Doll Has Also Come to Be Used As the Name of a Child's Plaything, and As a Colloquial Term for an Attractive Woman
Dollie  (English)
Variant of the Greek Dorothy Meaning Gift of God
Dolly  (English)
Diminutive of Dorothy, Meaning Gift of God. Famous Bearer: Heroine of the Famous Film, Hello, Dolly
Dora  (Latin)
Gift. Abbreviation of Dorothy and a Prefix in Blended Names
Dora  (English)
Originally a Diminutive of Dorothea, Dorothy, or Any Name Ending in -dora. it Has Become Common As a Name on Its Own. Famous Bearer: William Wordsworth's Daughter Was Known in Later Life As Dora
Doreen  (Greek)
Gift of God (Dorothy, Reen, Rene)
Doreen  (English)
Variant of Dorothy or Dorothea, Meaning Gift of God
Dorette  (English)
Variant of Dora: Originally a Diminutive of Dorothea, Dorothy, or Any Name Ending in -dora. it Has Become Common As a Name on Its Own. Famous Bearer: William Wordsworth's Daughter Was Known in Later L
Dorika  (Hungarian)
Hungarian Form of Dorothy, Meaning God's Gift
Dorinda  (English)
Variant of Dorothy or Dorothea, Meaning Gift of God
Dorit  (English)
Variant of the Greek Dorothy Meaning Gift of God
Dorita  (English)
Variant of Dora: Originally a Diminutive of Dorothea, Dorothy, or Any Name Ending in -dora. it Has Become Common As a Name on Its Own. Famous Bearer: William Wordsworth's Daughter Was Known in Later L
Doro  (English)
Variant of the Greek Dorothy Meaning Gift of God
Doroata  (Polish)
Polish Form of Dorothy: Gift from God
Dorotea  (Spanish)
Spanish Form of Dorothy: Gift from God
Doroteia  (Spanish)
Spanish Form of Dorothy: Gift from God
Dorotha  (English)
Variant of the Greek Dorothy Meaning Gift of God
Dorothea  (Danish)
Danish Form of Dorothy
Dorothea  (Greek)
From the Name Dorothy
Dorothea  (Greek)
Gift of God, Other Forms Are, Dolly, Dora, Dorothy, Intellectual, Graceful, Gifted
Dorothee  (English)
Variant of the Greek Dorothy Meaning Gift of God
Dorottya  (Hungarian)
Hungarian Form of Dorothy, Meaning God's Gift
Dortha  (English)
Variant of the Greek Dorothy Meaning Gift of God
Dot  (English)
Diminutive of Dorothy: Gift of God. A Variant of Dorothea and the Most Common Form of the Name in English- Speaking Countries. Famous Bearer: the Young Heroine of 'The Wizard of Oz', Played by Judy Ga
Dottie  (English)
Variant of the Greek Dorothy Meaning Gift of God

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