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Dorothy

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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Dorothy at a glance

Origin
Greek
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈdɒɹ.ə.θi/, /ˈdɔɹ.ə.θi/

Etymology

Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron) Ancient Greek θεά (theá) Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Dorothy mean?

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).