"Dorothy" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɒɹ.ə.θi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɔɹ.ə.θi/ [General-American], /ˈdɔɹ.θi/ [General-American], /ˈdɑɹ.ə.θi/ [New-York-City] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dorothy.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: The English form of Latin Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa), from δῶρον (dôron, “gift”) + θεός (theós, “god”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Dorothea}} Latin Dorothea, {{der|en|grc|Δωροθέα}} Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa), {{m|grc|δῶρον|t=gift}} δῶρον (dôron, “gift”), {{m|grc|θεός|t=god}} θεός (theós, “god”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dorothy
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Wikipedia link: Dorothy Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Derived forms: doll, Dorothy Dix Related terms: Dodie, Doll, Dolly, Dot, Dottie, Dora, Doreen, Dorothea, Thea Translations (female given name): Toloti (Abenaki), Դորոթեա (Dorotʿea) (Armenian), Dorotea (Catalan), ᏙᎶᏘ (doloti) (Cherokee), 多蘿西 (Chinese Mandarin), 多萝西 (Duōluóxī) (Chinese Mandarin), Dorota [feminine] (Czech), Dorthea (Danish), Doroteo (Esperanto), Tiiu (Estonian), Dorotea [feminine] (Faroese), Dortea [feminine] (Faroese), Durita [feminine] (Faroese), Duruta [feminine] (Faroese), Tea [feminine] (Faroese), Tea (Finnish), Teija (Finnish), Dorothée [feminine] (French), Dorothea [feminine] (German), Δωροθέα (Dorothéa) [feminine] (Greek), Dorottya (Hungarian), ᑑᕈᑎ (tooroti) (Inuktitut), Dorotea [feminine] (Italian), ドロテア (Dorotea) (Japanese), ドロシー (Doroshī) (Japanese), Dorothea [feminine] (Latin), Doroteja [feminine] (Latvian), Dorotėja [feminine] (Lithuanian), Dorota [feminine] (Polish), Doroteia [feminine] (Portuguese), Дороте́я (Dorotéja) [feminine] (Russian), До́роти (Dóroti) [feminine, transliteration] (Russian), Dorotea [feminine] (Spanish), Dorotea (Swedish)

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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Dorotéja",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Дороте́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Dóroti",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "transliteration"
      ],
      "word": "До́роти"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Dorotea"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Dorotea"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Dorothy"
}

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