Dorothy name - Meaning of Dorothy
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- English, Greek
- Pronounced
- DAWR-ə-thee, DAWR-thee, DAWR-ə-thee/DAWR-thee
- Dorothy Meaning
- Usual English form of Dorothea. It has been in use since the 16th century. The author L. Frank Baum used it for the central character in his fantasy novel 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900). Dorothy originates in Greek language and means "God"s gift". It was derived from nowadays much less popular name Dorothea. In the United States the name Dorothy was the most popular in the first half of the 20th century, thanks to L. Frank Baum"s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900 and introducing the character of Dorothy Gale. Later on, in 1939, the novel was made into a film simply called The Wizard of Oz.
Dorothy Related Names
Variants: Dorothea, Dortha, Dorthy, Dolly, Dorette, Dorota, Dorotea, Doroteia, Dorotha, Dorthea, Dottie, Dorottya, Dora
Diminutives: Dee, Dodie, Dolly, Dora, Doreen, Doretta, Dorinda, Dory, Dot, Dottie, Dotty, Thea, Dollie, Dorine, Dorita
Other Languages: Dorotea, Doroteja, Dora, Tea (Croatian), Dorota (Czech), Dorothea, Dorte, Dorthe, Ditte, Dorete, Dorit, Ea, Tea, Thea (Danish), Dorothea, Dora (Dutch), Dorotea, Tea, Teija, Tiia (Finnish), Dorothée (French), Dorothea, Thea (German), Dorottya, Dóra, Dorika, Dorina (Hungarian), Dorotea (Italian), Dorothea (Late Greek), Dorotėja, Urtė (Lithuanian), Dörthe (Low German), Doroteja (Macedonian), Dorothea, Ea, Tea, Thea (Norwegian), Dorota, Dosia (Polish), Doroteia (Portuguese), Dorotéia (Portuguese (Brazilian) ), Doroteja, Dora (Serbian), Dorota (Slovak), Doroteja, Tea, Teja (Slovene), Dorotea, Dora, Dorita (Spanish), Dorotea, Ea, Tea, Thea (Swedish)
Dorothy Celebrities
Dorothy Dandridge - actress, Dorothy Hamill - figure skater, Dorothy Allison - writer, Dorothy Arzner - film director, Dorothy Ashby - jazz artist, Dorothy Broderick - author, Dorothy Bryant - writer, Dorothy Canfield - writer, Dorothy Cannell - writer,
