| Meaning: | gift of God | Tools: Add to favorites Generate:
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| Name info: About the name Dorothy in particular | | Gender: | female |
| Languages of use: | English |
| Saints: | Dorothy of Caesarea |
| US 2021 rank: | #483 ... 481:Jessica, 482:Elaine, 483:Dorothy, 484:Mira, 485:Eve ... Full US 2021 list |
| Similarly written: | Dorothe, Dorotea, Doroteo, Dorothea, Dorothee, Dorothée, Dorottya, Dorthe, Dörthe Details |
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| Group info: About Dorotheus/Dorothea, the group of names with the same origin as Dorothy | | Meaning/translation: | gift of God |
| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Info about origin, female: | female form of the Latin name Dorotheus, from the Greek name Dorotheos |
| | known from Saint Dorothea (3rd/4th century AD) |
| Words: | doron = the gift Old Greek |
| | theos = God Old Greek |
| Topics: | New Testament |
| Variants' top ranks: | 3:Urte Lithuania 2009, 4:Dorothy England+Wales 1914, 5:Dorina Hungary 2005, 6:Dorthe Greenland 2011, 7:Dora Croatia 2010, 8:Doreen England+Wales 1934, 8:Darta Latvia 2018, 9:Dóra Hungary 2011, 25:Dorka Hungary 2011, 39:Teja Slovenia 2009 |
| Somehow related to: | Theodore/Theodora |
| Old/original forms: | Dorotheos Old Greek |
| Name variants: | Darta, Dolly, Doortje, Dora, Dóra, Dore, Doreen, Dorena, Dorete, Dorette, Dorina, Dorine, Dorit, Dorka, Dorli, Dorotea, Doroteja, Dorothe, Dorothea, Dorothee, Dorothée, Dorothy, Dorottya, Dörte, Dorthe, Dörthe, Tea, Teja, Urte, Doroteo, Dorotheus Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Dorothy | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| England+Wales decades | Graph | 1954 67, 1944 31, 1934 11, 1924 5, 1914 4, 1904 5 |
| USA decades | Graph | 1990-1999 565, 1980-1989 354, 1960-1969 124 |
| USA prevalence | | 1990 10 |
| USA yearly | Graph | 2022 487, 2021 483, 2020 533, 2019 563, 2018 586, 2017 601, 2016 652, 2015 714, 2014 729, 2013 808, 2012 922, 2011 934, 2006 983, 2004 852, 2003 838, 2002 867, 2001 755, 2000 741, 1999 678, 1998 710, 1997 690, 1996 640, 1995 597, 1994 549, 1993 515 |
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