DOROTHY  

Gender: F
Origin: English variation of DOROTHEA
Meaning: "gift of God"

In the 1930s Dorothy left Kansas for Oz, but by the 1980s she was a Golden Girl living in Miami.

Variations:
Dottie, Dorthy, Dorothi, Dotti, Doe, Dot, Dorothea, Do, Doa, Dorrit, Totie, Dorothie, Dorthee, Dodie, Dodo, Dolly, Dorothey, Dorettam, Dollie, Dorothee, Dori, Dotty

Dorothy is being discussed in our message boards:

• Unexpected, soft, and pretty girl names?
• Urgent help needed with twin names!
• Mayflower Names!
• Davina
• Cheaper By the Dozen

Read Nameberry blog posts about Dorothy:

• STAGE NAMES: Would You Change Your Name for Fame?
• NAMESAKES: IF I ONLY HAD A NAME
• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
• HIPPER THAN HIPSTER
• OZ NAMES: Some fanciful ideas from the Emerald City