🔥Dorothea

Greek
"gift of God"

Dorothea Origin and Meaning

The name Dorothea is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God".

Dorothea is a flowing and romantic Victorian-sounding name which was popular in the early decades of the twentieth century, but has been off the charts since 1970. Definitely on the brink of a revival!

Dorothea has had a long literary tradition, including as a clever, beautiful character in Don Quixote and the idealistic heroine of George Eliot's Middlemarch.

Worthy namesakes include Dorothea Dix, nineteenth century activist for the mentally ill and Civil War nurse, and the influential documentary photographer Dorothea Lange, known for her moving portraits taken during the Great Depression.

Appealing nickname possibilities include Dorrie, Doro, Dodie, Dot, Dottie and Thea.

# 973 in the US

Dorothea Rank in US Top 1000

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Dorothea Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Dorothea

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Famous People Named Dorothea

  • Dorothea of Bulgaria
    Queen consort of Tvrtko I of Bosnia
  • Dorothea of Saxe
    Lauenburg, Queen consort of Christopher III and Christian I of Denmark and Norway
  • Dorothea of Brandenburg
    Queen consort of Christian III of Denmark and Sweden
  • Dorothea Margaretta Lange
    American photojournalist
  • Dorothea Lynde Dix
    American mental health activist
  • Dorothea Roschmann
    German soprano
  • Dorothea Katherine Douglass Lambert Chambers
    English tennis player
  • Dorothea Wolbert
    American actress
  • Dorothea Margaret Tanning
    American painter
  • Dorothea Jordan
    Anglo,Irish actress and mistress of King William IV of England
  • Dorothea
    Princess of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick,Luneburg
  • Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
    Duchess of Saxe,Weimar
  • Dorothea Wierer
    Italian biathlete
  • Dorothea Primrose Campbell
    Scottish poet
  • Dorothea Mackellar
    Australian poet
  • Dorothea Church
    American model
  • Dorothea Sophia
    Princess of Schleswig,Holstein,Sonderburg,Glücksburg, Electress of Brandenburg
  • Dorothea Lasky
    American poet

The name Dorothea in Pop Culture

  • Dorothea
    character in the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
  • Dorothea Brooke
    character in "Middlemarch" by George Eliot
  • Dorothea Garibaldi
    character in The Cheetah Girls series
  • Dorothea Arnult
    character in Fire Emblem Three Houses video game
  • dorothea
    song by Taylor Swift

International Variations of the name Dorothea

  • Dosya
    Russian
  • Tea
    Norwegian
  • Dortea
    Norwegian
  • Dorottya
    Hungarian
  • Dorothée
    French
  • Doortje
    Dutch
  • Doroteya
    Russian
  • Dosia
    Czech
  • Dorete
    Danish
  • Dorte
    Danish
  • Díorbhail
    Scottish Gaelic
  • Dorthe
    Danish
  • Dorota
    Czech
  • Dorika
    Hungarian
  • Dorotea
    Italian

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