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Other Girls' Names:
Agnes
Alexandra
Alice, Al(l)ison
Anastasia
Andrea
Angela
Ann(e), Hannah
Antonia
Barbara
Beatrice
Bianca, Blanche
Brigid, Bridget
Carol(ine), Charlotte
Catherine, Kathryn etc.
Cecilia
Christina, Christa, Kristin etc.
Clare, Claire
Dorothy, Theodora
Elizabeth, Isabel(la), Lisa
Emily
Esther, Starr, Stella
Eve
Frances
Grace
Helen, Ellen
Jaclyn, Jacqueline
Jane, Joan
Josephine
Judith, Judy
Julia, Julie
Laura, Lauren
Lily
Louise
Lucy
Madeline
Margaret
Martha
Mary
Michaela
Natalie, Noelle
Nicole, Nicola
Paula, Pauline
Rachel
Rose
Sophie
Susan(na)
T(h)eresa
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Dorothy
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English
form of the Dorothea, which comes from Greek, doron meaning
"gift" and theos meaning "god." Theodore/a
is made from the same words, in reverse order.
Pet
forms: Dori,
Dot, Dottie
Related Names:
Dorothea, Dora, Theodora, Theodosia
Masculine forms: Theodore
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| Arabic† |
Hibat
Allah* |
| Armenian† |
Fenia* |
| Basque |
Dorote |
| Breton |
. |
| Bulgarian† |
Dorotea |
| Catalan |
Dorotea |
| Croatian |
Dote |
| Czech |
Dorote |
| Danish |
Dorthe,
Dorothea |
| Dutch |
Doortje |
| Estonian |
Dorothea,
Dorrit, Dorel |
| Finnish |
Dorotea,
Teija |
| Flemish |
Toria,
Toriken |
| French |
Dorothée |
| Galician |
Dorotea |
| German |
Dorothea |
| Greek† |
Dorothea
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| Hawaiian |
Kolokea |
| Hebrew
†
| Doronit |
| Hungarian |
Dorottya |
| Icelandic |
Dórótea |
| Irish
Gaelic |
Doireann** |
| Italian |
Dorotea |
| Latvian |
Dora,
Dorisa |
| Lithuanian |
Darata,
Dorota, Dorotèja |
| Norwegian |
Dordi,
Dorthe, Tea |
| Polish |
Dorota |
| Portuguese |
Doroteia |
| Romanian |
Teadora |
| Russian†
| Doroteya,
Dorofei |
| Scottish
Gaelic |
Doilidh,
Diorbhail** |
| Spanish |
Dorotea |
| Swedish |
Dorotea,
Tea |
| Welsh |
. |
| Yiddish |
Dorotea |
* Names have approximately
the same meaning, but no other lingustic connection
** Names have no linguistic
connection, but sound similar and have been used to "translate"
native names by immigrants, conquering nations, etc.
†
Language does not use the Latin alphabet, so spellings are approximated
based on sound.
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