Meaning: Gift of God
The story
Dorothea comes from Greek elements for gift and God. It reverses the order found in Theodore, and early saints helped establish the name across Christian traditions.
Nicknames
- Dora
- Thea
- Dot
- Dottie
Spellings & variants
- Dorothy
- Dorotea
- Dorota
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Dorothea comes from Greek.
More like Dorothea
More Greek namesTheodosia
Feminine form of Theodosius: giving to God
Sophronia
Feminine form of Sophronius: self-controlled or sensible
Agatha
Good
Dorothy
Gift of God; English form of Dorothea
Eugenia
Well-born
Penelope
Meaning uncertain; possibly a kind of duck or a weaving-related compound
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