Dorothea

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Dorothea
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameGreek
MeaningGift of God
Other names
Related namesDorothy, Dora, Dot, Dottie, Dolly, Theodora

Dorothea, also spelt Dorothee (German), Dorothée (French), and Dorotea, is a female given name from Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa) meaning "god's gift".[1] In English it is more commonly spelt Dorothy.[2]

People with this name include:

Aristocracy

Saints

Other people

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Middle name

Single name

  • Dorothée (born 1953) French singer and television presenter

Fictional characters

  • Dorotea, woman discovered in the Sierra Morena by Cardenio in Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote
  • Dorothea, the subject of the song of the same name by Taylor Swift
  • Dorothea Arnault, a playable character from the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
  • Dorotea Benedetti, a character from the novel Pattern Recognition
  • Dorothea Brooke, the heroine in the novel Middlemarch

See also

  • Doda (singer), (born Dorota Rabczewska; 1984), Polish singer-songwriter and actress
  • Dorota Nieznalska (born 1973), Polish artist
  • Dorothea (disambiguation)
  • Dorothy (given name)
  • Thea (name)
  • Tea (given name)

References

  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Dorothea". Behind the Name. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Dorothy". Behind the Name. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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