Dorothy
Found 5 entry about "Dorothy"
DAWR-ə-thee,
DOR-uh-thee
Dorothy Name meanings & History
Gift of God, Gift from God, God's gift. 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, Dorothy Gale, in his fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and several of its sequels. Dorothy is used mainly for baby girls, but it can also be used as a middle name or a surname.
Zodiac Sign of Dorothy: Domestic Cancer
Synonyms of Dorothy:
D: Demanding,Daddy,Doting,Domestic,Determined,Dutiful
O: Ostentatious,Obsessive,Obstinate,Obsolete,Organized
R: Restless,Reason,Resourceful,Rational
T: Tacky,Truth,Testy,Talkative,Doubting Thomas,Tireless,Touchy
H: Hope,Heart's Desire,Hyper,Haggle,Hobnobbing
Y: Youth-giving,Yin/Yang,Yen/money
Dorothy is:- a Class name
- a Classic name
- a Formal name
- a Mature name
- a Natural name
- a Refined name
- a Serious name
- a Upper name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Dorothy Parker (American poet and writer), Dorothy Dandridge (American singer and actress), Dorothy Hodgkin (British chemist and Nobel laureate).
2.) Dorothy (Female)
Usage: Greek
Meanings: (Greek) gift of God. See also Dasha,Dodie,Lolotea,Theodora.
Other Forms: Dasya, Do, Doa, Doe, Doortje, Dorathee, Dorathey, Dorathi, Dorathie, Dorathy, Dordei, Dordi, Dorefee, Dorethie, Doretta, Dorifey, Dorika, Doritha, Dorka, Dorle, Dorlisa, Doro, Dorofey, Dorolice, Dorosia, Dorota, Dorothey, Dorothi, Dorothie, Dorottya, Dorte, Dortha, Dorthy, Doryfey, Dosi, Dossie, Dosya
3.) DOROTHY (Female)
Usage: Scottish
Meanings: A borrowing from the English, Dorothy is derived from the Greek Dorothea, a compound name composed from the elements doron (gift) and theos (God): hence, “gift of God.” Dorothy has also been used to Anglicize the Gaelic Diorbhail (true oath, true testimony). See DIORBHAIL. (DOR-O-THEE)
